Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Clinical history: symptoms duration, pain manifestations and previous therapeutic interventions in knee and hip arthrosis groups
Total (n = 100) | Knee (n = 50) | Hip (n = 50) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Complaints duration (years) | 0.158 | |||
Range | 0.04–14 | 0.04–14 | 0.08–10 | |
Mean (± SD) | 2.68 (± 3.00) | 3.11 (± 3.44) | 2.26 (± 2.45) | |
Resting pain | 0.834 | |||
Yes | 35 (35.0%) | 17 (34.0%) | 18 (36.0%) | |
No | 65 (65.0%) | 33 (66.0%) | 32 (64.0%) | |
Night pain | 0.685 | |||
Yes | 42 (42.0%) | 20 (40.0%) | 22 (44.0%) | |
No | 58 (58.0%) | 30 (60.0%) | 28 (56.0%) | |
Start-up pain | 0.003* | |||
Yes | 53 (53.0%) | 19 (38.0%) | 34 (68.0%) | |
No | 47 (47.0%) | 31 (62.0%) | 16 (32.0%) | |
Load pain | 0.307 | |||
Yes | 96 (96.0%) | 49 (98.0%) | 47 (94.0%) | |
No | 4 (4.0%) | 1 (2.0%) | 3 (6.0%) | |
Climbing stair pain | 0.047* | |||
Yes | 29 (29.0%) | 19 (38.0%) | 10 (20.0%) | |
No | 71 (71.0%) | 31 (62.0%) | 40 (80.0%) | |
Walking distance | 0.216 | |||
Reduced | 62 (62.0%) | 28 (56.0%) | 34 (68.0%) | |
Not reduced | 38 (38.0%) | 22 (44.0%) | 16 (32.0%) | |
Reduced life quality | 0.841 | |||
Reduced | 49 (49.0%) | 25 (50.0%) | 24 (48.0%) | |
Not reduced | 51 (51.0%) | 25 (50.0%) | 26 (52.0%) | |
On-demand painkillers | 0.130 | |||
Yes | 31 (31.0%) | 12 (24.0%) | 19 (38.0%) | |
No | 69 (69.0%) | 38 (76.0%) | 21 (62.0%) | |
Long-term painkillers | 0.198 | |||
Yes | 32 (32.0%) | 19 (38.0%) | 13 (26.0%) | |
No | 68 (68.0%) | 31 (62.0%) | 37 (74.0%) | |
Physiotherapy | 0.383 | |||
Yes | 30 (30.0%) | 13 (26.0%) | 17 (34.0%) | |
No | 70 (70.0%) | 37 (74.0%) | 33 (66.0%) | |
Intraarticular injection | 0.373 | |||
Yes | 28 (28.0%) | 16 (32.0%) | 12 (24.0%) | |
No | 72 (72.0%) | 34 (68.0%) | 38 (76.0%) |