Fig. 3From: Combatting pain after orthopedic/trauma surgery- perioperative oral extended-release tapentadol vs. extended-release oxycodone/naloxone a, top) Pain scores at rest and b, below) pain scores during exercise during the first 5 days following the operation beginning with the day of the operation (day 1) on the NRS from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable). Box edges indicate 25th and 75th percentiles. Whiskers indicate 5th and 95th percentiles. Pain intensities at rest were low already on day 1 in both groups, pain intensities during exercise decreased with time to a mean level of 2 in both groups on day 5Back to article page