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Table 4 Secondary outcomes of meta-analysis results

From: Quadriceps-sparing versus traditional medial parapatellar approaches for total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis

Outcomes of Demographics

Number of Contributing Studies

Number of QS TKAs

Number of MP TKAs

WMD or OR (95% CI)

P - Value

Heterogeneity

KS Knee Score 1.5–3 months

4

204

212

1.27 (− 0.57, 3.11)

0.18

57%

KS Function Score 1.5–3 months

4

204

212

−0.09 (−3.98, 3.81)

0.97

73%

ROM 1–2 weeks

5

148

162

5.84 (3.84, 7.83)

< 0.00001

21%

ROM 4–8 weeks

7

283

247

0.51 (−1.90, 2.91)

0.68

61%

ROM 3 months

2

152

158

−0.60 (−2.32, 1.12)

0.50

47%

ROM 12 months

2

58

68

4.00 (−5.80, 13.80)

0.42

90%

VAS 1 day

6

183

197

−0.91 (−1.68, − 0.41)

0.02

81%

VAS 3 days

2

64

70

−0.93 (−2.01, 0.14)

0.09

82%

VAS 4–8 weeks

3

84

89

−0.26 (−1.13, 0.61)

0.56

77%

Surgical time (min)

8

507

450

12.02 (4.06, 19.98)

0.003

95%

Tourniquet time (min)

8

447

462

27.19 (9.17, 45.22)

0.003

99%

Intraoperative blood loss (ml)

4

334

339

1.99 (−14.28, 18.25)

0.81

0%

Total blood loss (ml)

5

255

254

−42.94 (−150.57, 64.70)

0.43

90%

Incision, extension (cm)

7

276

284

−4.62 (−6.35, −2.90)

< 0.00001

99%

Incision, flexion (cm)

3

193

192

−1.90 (−3.99, 0.19)

0.07

99%

Length of stay (days)

8

433

441

−0.88 (−1.62, −0.15)

0.02

94%

SLR at 24 h (% of patients)

3

105

107

3.05 (0.89, 10.53)

0.08

75%

  1. VAS, visual analogue scale; SLR, straight leg rising