A prospective randomized study in 20 patients undergoing bilateral TKA comparing midline incision to anterolateral incision

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Comparison of sensation score between midline and anterolateral incisions

Time of assessment	Type of incision	No. of patients	Sensation score mean (SD)	p value*
6 weeks	Anterolateral	20	11.65 (4.08)	<0.001^#
6 weeks	Midline	20	17.25 (3.84)	<0.001^#
3 months	Anterolateral	20	9.4 (5.04)	0.0002^#
3 months	Midline	20	14.75 (5.25)	0.0002^#
1 year	Anterolateral	20	1.15 (1.90)	0.006^#
1 year	Midline	20	3.85 (4.1)	0.006^#