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Table 6 Physician and patient considerations of successful outcomes of surgery

From: Physician and patient perceptions of surgical procedures for osteoarthritis of the knee in the United States, Europe, and Japan: results of a real-world study

 

Japan

US

EUR

p-value

Physician

n = 94

n = 153

n = 484

 

 Improved functionality

76 (81%)

139 (91%)

418 (86%)

0.079a

 Significant pain reduction but not pain free

76 (81%)

117 (76%)

285 (59%)

 < 0.001a

 Patient satisfaction

64 (68%)

95 (62%)

320 (66%)

0.564a

 Ability to perform all activities of daily living

46 (49%)

104 (68%)

328 (68%)

0.002a

 Patient is completely pain free

32 (34%)

76 (50%)

258 (53%)

0.003a

 Reduction in prescribed therapies

19 (20%)

72 (47%)

243 (50%)

 < 0.001a

 Fewer consultations

9 (10%)

18 (12%)

83 (17%)

0.076a

Patient

n = 15

n = 51

n = 63

 

 Reduced/less pain

4 (27%)

24 (47%)

27 (43%)

0.373a

 Improved function/mobility

5 (33%)

12 (24%)

20 (32%)

0.576b

 No more pain

9 (60%)

18 (35%)

9 (14%)

 < 0.001b

 Feel better/good

0 (0%)

2 (4%)

14 (22%)

0.004b

  1. aChi-squared test
  2. bFisher’s exact test