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Mean preoperative scorea (SD)
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Mean preoperative scorea (SD)
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Change in scoreb (SD)
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95 % CI
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Comparison between time points (p value)
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WOMAC
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Pain
|
55.4 (19.2)
|
10.5 (16.7)
|
- 44.9 (22.6)
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- 42.1 to–47.6
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<0.001*
|
|
Stiffness
|
57.1 (19.4)
|
12.5 (18.1)
|
- 44.6 (25.1)
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- 41.6 to–47.7
|
<0.001*
|
|
Function
|
53.2 (20.0)
|
9.6 (15.3)
|
- 43.6 (21.9)
|
- 40.9 to–46.2
|
<0.001*
|
|
Total score
|
54.0 (18.7)
|
10.1 (15.1)
|
- 43.9 (21.1)
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- 41.4 to–46.5
|
<0.001*
|
- SD standard deviation
- CI confidence interval
- aScores presented as standardized scores. Lower scores sign a better condition. Scores were measured on the day of the surgery
- bNegative changes in score indicate an improvement of the condition. Scores were measured on a mean of 446 ± 171 days following the intervention
- *p < 0.05
