Preoperativea | 9-12 months postoperatively | Change values (Difference between 9–12 months and baseline) | Mixed model ANOVA for change from baseline values effect (std. error) | |||||
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Primary Outcome | Home-based PRT n = 20 | Standard rehabilitation (control) n = 15 | Home-based PRT n = 13 | Standard rehabilitation (control) n = 13 | Home-based PRT n = 13 | Standard rehabilitation (control) n = 13 | Effect of Treatment SR > PRT | Effect of Time |
MVCOLQ (N) | 172.30 (85.10) | 174.20 (70.30) | 247.40 (85.10) | 240.3 (87.4) | 58.31 (95.43) | 56.08 (61.66) | 10.38 (23.72) p = 0.065 | 26.50 (8.71) p = 0.001b |
Secondary Outcomes (Exploratory analysis) | ||||||||
ST | 9.30 (4.74) | 8.26 (4.80) | 13.21 (5.46) | 14.16 (5.47) | 3.64 (2.73) | 4.75 (4.04) | 1.43 (1.19) p = 0.239 | 1.37 (0.33) p = 0.0001b |
Lean mass in grams (g) of the operated leg | 8265 (2326) | 7601 (1989) | 8769 (2109) | 7889 (2226) | 200.15 (800.58) | 194.08 (586.98) | 280 (419) p = 0.508 | 20 (204) p = 0.326 |
TUG (s) | 13.47 (11.06) | 12.14 (6.90) | 8.64 (3.23) | 7.06 (1.31) | −3.74 (5.37) | −2.68 (2.35) | 0.09 (2.64) p = 0.972 | −1.44 (0.45) p = 0.0001 |
SCP (s) | 13.74 (7.49) | 17.80 (10.99) | 8.32 (4.45) | 7.64 (2.70) | −6.69 (5.08) | −7.71 (6.99) | −5.67 (2.61) p = 0.038b | −3.41 (0.80) p = 0.0001b |
6MWT (m) | 269.80 (115.0) | 238.7 (110.5) | 352.4 (109.3) | 376.5 (49.9) | 84.52 (52.41) | 120.91 (88.59) | 86.39 (27.94) p = 0.004b | 45.61 (6.10) p = 0.0001 |