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Table 4 Preoperative and postoperative clinical outcomes

From: Alignment adjustment using the Valgus stress technique can increase the surgical accuracy of novice surgeons during medial opening-wedge high Tibial osteotomy

 

Preoperative

Postoperative 1 year

Expert

Novice

p-value

Expert

Novice

p-value

WOMACa

53.6 ± 16.1

48.1 ± 12.0

0.165

23.0 ± 12.0

21.6 ± 9.8

0.612

Pain

9.9 ± 3.6

9.7 ± 3.2

0.865

4.0 ± 2.6

3.7 ± 2.5

0.646

Stiffness

4.7 ± 2.1

3.7 ± 2.8

0.079

1.6 ± 1.4

1.5 ± 1.7

0.730

Function

39.0 ± 12.1

34.7 ± 8.9

0.112

17.4 ± 9.1

16.4 ± 6.6

0.628

  1. aThe WOMAC score
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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