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Table 4 Preoperative pain, walking capacity and flexion.

From: Simultaneous bilateral hip replacement reveals superior outcome and fewer complications than two-stage procedures: a prospective study including 1819 patients and 5801 follow-ups from a total joint replacement registry

 

Group I: 247

Group II: 737

Group III: 835

Pain

   

none/mild

6%

4%

2%

moderate

34%

26%

31%

severe/intolerable

60%

70%

67%

Walking capacity

   

>60 min

11%

6%

5%

31 min to 60 min

18%

11%

14%

10 min to 30 min

26%

18%

17%

<10 min/impossible

45%

65%

64%

Flexion

   

>90°

19%

9%

14%

71° to 90°

39%

42%

48%

30° to 70°

31%

36%

31%

<30°/stiff

11%

13%

7%

  1. Global inter-group differences were significant for hip pain, walking capacity and flexion (chi-square test: p < 0.001 for all three variables).
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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