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Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 4 Temporal pattern of functional outcome scales in patients aged < 68 years with an FB implant

From: Temporal patterns of commonly used clinical outcome scales during a 5-year period after total knee arthroplasty

Score

Preop.

p-Value

PO 6 months

p-Value

PO 1 year

p-Value

PO 2 years

p-Value

PO 5 years

ROM

134.2 (2.1)

0.603

135.5 (1.9)

0.231

133.9 (2.5)

0.547

134.5 (2.8)

0.071

132.9 (2.5)

AKS

 Knee score (100)

48.1 (1.2)

< 0.001

95.8 (0.9)

0.209

94.6 (1.2)

0.615

95.1 (1.1)

0.069

92.1 (1.7)

 Function score (100)

58.6 (2.2)

< 0.001

92.9 (1.7)

< 0.001

99.3 (0.5)

0.758

99.0 (0.9)

0.891

99.1 (0.9)

WOMAC

 Pain (20)

12.3 (0.7)

< 0.001

2.5 (0.5)

0.212

1.6 (0.5)

0.852

1.5 (0.4)

0.336

2.3 (0.7)

 Stiffness (8)

4.8 (0.4)

< 0.001

2.0 (0.3)

0.122

1.4 (0.2)

0.653

1.6 (0.2)

0.916

1.6 (0.4)

 Function (68)

39.6 (2.3)

< 0.001

13.4 (1.9)

0.342

11.9 (1.7)

0.780

11.5 (1.4)

0.673

12.6 (2.6)

SF-36

 PCS

31.2 (1.0)

< 0.001

44.6 (1.7)

0.048

48.1 (1.1)

0.436

46.8 (1.3)

0.272

44.5 (1.9)

 MCS

39.8 (2.4)

0.062

45.7 (2.6)

0.484

48.2 (1.9)

0.798

49.0 (2.2)

0.152

44.1 (2.2)

  1. FB fixed bearing, Preop. preoperative, PO postoperative, ROM range of movement, AKS American Knee Society score, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index score, SF-36 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, PCS physical component summary, MCS mental component summary
  2. Italics indicates significant p-values
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