No differences in cost-effectiveness and short-term functional outcomes between cemented and uncemented total knee arthroplasty

Table 3 Comparison of costs, cost-effectiveness and PROMs between cemented and uncemented cases one year after index surgery

	Cemented	Uncemented	Total	p-value*
Costs per QALY (€), median (IQR)	16,269 (7300; 33,318)	17,727 (8739; 42,696)	16,958 (7960; 37,336)	0.50
Total costs (€), median (IQR)	11,131 (6192; 26,405)	13,640 (7036; 29,859)	12,400 (6529; 26,589)	0.52
OKS, median (IQR)	44 (39; 46)	42 (36; 47)	43 (37; 46)	0.79
NRS-PR, median (IQR)	0.0 (0.0; 1.0)	0.0 (0.0; 2.0)	0.0 (0.0; 1.8)	0.75
NRS-PA, median (IQR)	1.0 (0.0; 2.0)	1.0 (0.0; 2.3)	1.0 (0.0; 2.0)	0.48
NRS-S, median (IQR)	9.0 (6.8; 10.0)	9.0 (7.8; 10.0)	9.0 (7.0; 10.0)	0.15
EQ5D, median (IQR)	0.88 (0.81; 1.00)	0.90 (0.78; 1.00)	0.89 (0.81; 1.00)	0.82
EQ5D%, median (IQR)	79.5 (60.0; 90.0)	80.9 (70.9; 96.0)	80.0 (62.4; 93.0)	0.17

PROMs Patient reported outcome measures, IQR Interquartile range, OKS Oxford Knee Score, NRS Numeric Rating Scale
* All differences are assessed with Mann Whitney U test

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