Statistical analysis
edema, postoperative pain
EDEMA, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS, HAND SWELLING
For descriptive statistics, mean and standard deviation, median and minimum and maximum, frequency, and ratio values are presented. The distribution of variables was measured using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test. Independent sample t tests and Mann–Whitney U tests were used for comparing operation and osteotomy times; Mann–Whitney U and Wilcoxon tests were used for comparing postoperative pain, edema and swelling parameters, and chi-squared tests were used for the analysis of qualitative independent data. SPSS v28.0 software (IBM SPSS Inc., Armonk, NY, USA) was used for the analysis. Intraoperative and postoperative complications were only recorded and not included in the intergroup analysis. This study analyzed data based on the actual treatments received by the participants, without applying an intention-to-treat approach.