Table 4 Six weeks and three months follow-up
6 weeks | 3 months | |||||||||||
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Exp n = 21 | Control n = 20 | Mean difference | 95%CI | Exp n = 21 | Control n = 22 | Mean difference | 95% CI | |||||
mean | sd | mean | sd | mean | sd | mean | sd | |||||
ROM active extension (Degrees) | 6.8 | 5.0 | 10.3 | 6.6 | -3.5 | -7.3 – 1.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 8.3 | 5.5 | -3 | -6.7 – 0.3 |
ROM passive extension (Degrees) | 4.3 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 6.8 | -3.3 | -6.8 – 0.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 4.6 | -1.7 | -4.5 – 1.03 |
Rom active flexion (Degrees) | 97.8 | 16.0 | 98 | 14.2 | -0.2 | -9.8 – 9.4 | 103.7 | 13 | 105.1 | 15 | -1.4 | -10.0 – 7.3 |
ROM passive flexion (Degrees) | 102.6 | 16.4 | 102.5 | 14.2 | 0.1 | -9.5 – 9.8 | 109 | 13 | 109.3 | 14.8 | -0.3 | -8.9 – 8.3 |
Functional status WOMAC | 68.6 | 18.3 | 74.7 | 12.1 | -5.9 | -15.8 – 3.7 | 73.4 | 14.9 | 78.0 | 11.3 | -4.6 | -13 8 – 3.9 |
WOMAC subscale pain | 14.2 | 3.9 | 15.6 | 2.5 | -1.4 | -3.4 – 0.69 | 15.2 | 3.0 | 16.2 | 2.4 | -1 | -2.7 – 0.7 |
WOMAC subscale stiffness | 5.7 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 1.1 | -0.6 | -1.4 – 0.25 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -1.04 – 0.32 |
WOMAC subscale difficulty | 48.6 | 12.9 | 52.9 | 8.4 | -4.3 | -11.2 – 2.5 | 51.9 | 10.6 | 55.3 | 8.3 | -3.4 | -9.2 – 2.5 |
Functional status KSS knee | 71 | 18 | 77 | 13 | -6 | -16.1 – 4.1 | 80 | 17 | 80 | 18 | 0 | -11.3 – 11.3 |
Functional status KSS function | 60 | 14 | 58 | 18 | 2 | -8.3 – 12.1 | 69 | 15 | 69 | 20 | 0 | -11. -11.0 |
Pain (11-point scale) | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | -0.6 | -2.2 – 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -0.6 – 1.6 |
Satisfaction with treatment (11-point scale) | 8.5 | 2.0 | 9.3 | 0.9 | -0.8 | -1.8 – 0.2 | 8.7 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -1.5 – .15 |
Perceived effect Improved/not | 18/2 | 18/3 | 21/1 | 18/3 | ||||||||