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Table 3 Ceiling and floor effects within 12 months after total knee arthroplasty

From: Forgotten Joint Score for early outcome assessment after total knee arthroplasty: Is it really useful?

 

FJS, % (n)

WOMAC, % (n)

P value

Ceiling

 3 months (n = 84)

  Maximum

1.2 (1)

0 (0)

1

  Highest 10%

2.4 (2)

7.1 (6)

1

  Highest 15%

7.1 (6)

11.9 (10)

0.148

 6 months (n = 56)

  Maximum

5.4 (3)

1.8 (1)

0.045*

  Highest 10%

10.7 (6)

16.1 (9)

0.046*

  Highest 15%

19.6 (11)

32.1 (18)

0.027*

 12 months (n = 23)

  Maximum

8.7 (2)

8.7 (2)

0.170

  Highest 10%

13.0 (3)

30.4 (7)

0.209

  Highest 15%

26.1 (6)

39.1 (9)

0.162

 Total (n = 163)

  Maximum

3.1 (5)

1.8 (3)

0.003*

  Highest 10%

6.7 (11)

13.5 (22)

0.001*

  Highest 15%

14.1 (23)

22.7 (37)

<0.001*

Floor

 3 months (n = 84)

  Minimum

6.0 (5)

0 (0)

0.061

  Lowest 10%

16.7 (14)

0 (0)

<0.001*

  Lowest 15%

21.4 (18)

0 (0)

<0.001*

 6 months (n = 56)

  Minimum

5.4 (3)

0 (0)

0.248

  Lowest 10%

10.7 (6)

0 (0)

0.030*

  Lowest 15%

10.7 (6)

0 (0)

0.030*

 12 months (n = 23)

  Minimum

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.000

  Lowest 10%

4.3 (1)

0 (0)

1.000

  Lowest 15%

13.0 (3)

0 (0)

0.248

 Total (n = 163)

  Minimum

4.9 (8)

0 (0)

0.007*

  Lowest 10%

12.9 (21)

0 (0)

<0.001*

  Lowest 15%

16.6 (27)

0 (0)

<0.001*

  1. Abbreviations: FJS Forgotten Joint Score, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index
  2. * P <0.05