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 3 Comparison of scar healing (POSAS score) between midline and anterolateral incisions

Time of assessment	Type of incision	No. of patients	POSAS^# mean (SD)	p value*
6 weeks	Anterolateral	20	23.15 (6.71)	0.0019^$
6 weeks	Midline	20	28.9 (10.46)	0.0019^$
3 months	Anterolateral	20	18.1 (7.14)	0.0103^$
3 months	Midline	20	22.7 (5.92)	0.0103^$
1 year	Anterolateral	20	16.8 (7.05)	0.4218
1 year	Midline	20	17.5 (6.6)	0.4218