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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Mean ± SD (range) of IKS knee and function and VAS scores

From: Intraarticular injection of microfragmented adipose tissue plus arthroscopy in isolated primary patellofemoral osteoarthritis is clinically effective and not affected by age, BMI, or stage of osteoarthritis

Value

Preoperatively

Latest follow-up

p-Value

Mean IKS knee (points)

35.6 ± 14.9 (14–79)

61.9 ± 17.8 (27–92)

 < 0.001

Mean IKS function (points)

52.0 ± 14.7 (25–70)

82.3 ± 19.1 (35–100)

 < 0.001

VAS (points)

8.7 ± 2.2 (0–10)

5.2 ± 2.5 (0–6)

 < 0.001

  1. SD standard deviation, IKS international knee scores, VAS visual analog scale
  2. Paired t-test (p < 0.05)