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Table 2 Comparison of blood tests (albumin, CRP, D-dimer) between UT and TT Group

From: Is simultaneous bilateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty better than simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty?

Blood tests

UT group(33cases)

TT group(89cases)

P-value

Cohen’s d*

Albumin (g/dl)

Preoperation

4.3 ± 0.3

4.1 ± 0.4

0.01

0.48

Day 1

3.4 ± 0.3

3.3 ± 0.4

0.03

0.44

Day 4

3.0 ± 0.4

2.8 ± 0.4

0.004

0.59

Day 7

3.3 ± 0.4

3.1 ± 0.4

0.003

0.61

CRP (mg/dl)

Day 1

4.5 ± 2.3

4.6 ± 2.7

0.8

Day 4

10.7 ± 4.8

12.9 ± 5.1

0.03

0.43

Day 7

3.8 ± 3.0

5.1 ± 3.3

0.04

0.41

D-dimer

Day 7

13.2 ± 5.3

17.4 ± 7.1

0.002

0.62

Day 14

12.2 ± 6.0

17.6 ± 9.3

0.002

0.62

  1. *Cohen’s d: effect size (0.20 = small, 050 = medium, 0.80 = large)