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Table 3 Preoperative and postoperative OKS in patients with and without a change greater than the MCID from 6 to 12 months

From: One-year Oxford knee scores should be used in preference to 6-month scores when assessing the outcome of total knee arthroplasty

OKS (mean, SD)

Change greater than MCID

Difference

(95% CI)

P value*

Yes

(n = 381)

No

(n = 1193)

Preoperative

21.1 (7.6)

21.3 (7.8)

0.2 (−0.7 to 1.1)

0.694

6 Months postoperative

30.4 (7.9)

36.7 (8.9)

6.2 (5.2 to 7.2)

< 0.001

12 Months postoperative

38.8 (7.4)

35.4 (10.1)

3.4 (2.3 to 4.5)

< 0.001

  1. OKS Oxford knee score, MCID minimal clinically important difference
  2. *unpaired t test