Ethical approval
The study results are mainly based on a master’s thesis carried
out at the Blekinge Institute of Technology. All data were
anonymised, and the material was reviewed in accordance
with current practice concerning master’s theses.
groups: the ‘pain’ group and the ‘no pain’ group. Using the
variables in the registry, the groups were analysed from two
perspectives: antibiotic treatment before entering the study
and during the study period, and compression therapy during
the study period.