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Table 4 Patient-reported outcome measures relative to chemoprophylaxis use

From: Short-duration chemoprophylaxis might reduce incidence of deep vein thrombosis in Asian patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

  

Patients given chemoprophylaxis (median)

Patients not given chemoprophylaxis (median)

p value

Pre-op

SF36v2 PCS

30.45

30.09

0.312

SF36v2 MCS

58.68

58.60

0.171

WOMAC

67.20

65.20

0.222

KSS Function

50.00

50.00

0.249

KSS Knee

41.50

36.00

0.054

Post-op 6 months

SF36v2 PCS

48.53

47.94

0.857

SF36v2 MCS

58.60

58.50

0.403

WOMAC

91.70

90.63

0.537

KSS Function

80.00

70.00

0.325

KSS Knee

94.00

94.00

0.687

Post-op 24 months

SF36v2 PCS

48.00

49.37

0.391

SF36v2 MCS

59.00

58.83

0.352

WOMAC

90.91

92.97

0.218

KSS Function

80.00

80.00

0.189

KSS Knee

95.00

97.00

0.979

  1. SF36v2 PCS Short Form 36 Version 2 – Physical Component Summary, SF36v2 MCS Short Form 36 Version 2 – Physical Component Summary, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, KSS Function Knee Society Score – Function Score, KSS Knee Knee Society Score – Knee Score