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Table 2 Mean Change in WOMAC and RAND-36 General Health Between Measurement Periods

From: A Randomized controlled trial comparing patellar retention versus patellar resurfacing in primary total knee arthroplasty: 5–10 year follow-up

 

Resurfaced

Non-resurfaced

P value*

Stiffness

Mean Change from preop to 1 year postop (SD)

24.4 ± 24.5

8.3 ± 32.3

0.10

Mean Change from 1 year to 5 years postop (SD)

15.5 ± 22.1

16.3 ± 24.7

0.66

Mean Change from 5 years to 10 years postop (SD)

3.4 ± 33.6

15.0 ± 19.4

0.35

Pain

Mean Change from preop to 1 year postop (SD)

32.9 ± 18.2

34.3 ± 21.5

0.83

Mean Change from 1 year to 5 years postop (SD)

3.8 ± 17.7

3.1 ± 22.3

0.93

Mean Change from 5 years to 10 years postop (SD)

12.7 ± 20.0

10.0 ± 12.0

0.71

Function

Mean Change from preop to 1 year postop (SD)

24.1 ± 16.6

19.5 ± 16.9

0.44

Mean Change from 1 year to 5 years postop (SD)

−3.8 ± 15.9

5.5 ± 19.8

0.18

Mean Change from 5 years to 10 years postop (SD)

14.2 ± 17.7

14.4 ± 13.6

0.98

RAND-36 General Health

Mean Change from preop to 1 year postop (SD)

−8.2 ± 17.5

5.8 ± 10.6

0.02

Mean Change from 1 year to 5 years postop (SD)

−3.7 ± 14.4

−9.0 ± 19.1

0.43

Mean Change from 5 years to 10 years postop (SD)

−6.0 ± 15.8

−3.8 ± 15.4

0.75

  1. LEGEND: SD = Standard Deviation.
  2. * Analyzed using an Independent T-test.