Fig. 2

Mean SF-12 PCS scores according to diagnosis. Abbreviations: KBD, Kashin-Beck disease; COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. “Post-op” means that the fracture ends were healed smoothly. The medical conditions below the dashed line were associated with significantly (p < 0.05) better physical health compared with pro-op. Compared with post-op PCS, the medical condition above the upper solid line or below the lower solid line were associated with significantly (p <0.05) better or worse physical health, respectively