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Table 4 Comparison of patient-reported outcome measures based on the degree of CPAK change

From: Preserving coronal knee alignment of the knee (CPAK) in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty correlates with superior patient-reported outcomes

 

No CPAK change (n = 75)

Minor CPAK Change (n = 73)

Major CPAK Change (n = 16)

p-Value

Preoperative HSS score

63.0 ± 12.8

63.4 ± 17.2

52.0 ± 14.0

0.281

Preoperative KS knee score

53.2 ± 18.1

56.9 ± 15.0

41.5 ± 15.4

0.104

Preoperative KS function score

38.0 ± 16.5

38.6 ± 16.9

34.7 ± 12.6

0.850

Preoperative WOMAC pain

10.7 ± 3.8

10.8 ± 4.8

10.6 ± 3.7

0.991

Preoperative WOMAC stiffness

4.1 ± 1.9

3.8 ± 2.2

4.1 ± 0.7

0.904

Preoperative WOMAC physical function

34.5 ± 7.4

31.3 ± 8.3

37.0 ± 7.0

0.075

Preoperative WOMAC total

49.2 ± 10.3

46.0 ± 10.7

51.7 ± 9.6

0.225

Preoperative FJS

9.8 ± 9.5

10.1 ± 12.1

17.7 ± 10.3

0.644

1Y HSS score

88.1 ± 9.5

82.8 ± 13.7

86.0 ± 9.8

0.130

1Y KS knee score

90.4 ± 7.1

86.8 ± 10.1

82.4 ± 14.5

0.019*

1Y KS function score

66.1 ± 18.9

63.1 ± 19.8

62.6 ± 21.0

0.688

1Y WOMAC pain

2.9 ± 3.0

4.1 ± 3.8

4.5 ± 4.3

0.155

1Y WOMAC stiffness

1.6 ± 1.6

2.0 ± 1.7

1.7 ± 2.2

0.409

1Y WOMAC physical function

15.4 ± 8.9

16.7 ± 10.6

17.2 ± 12.3

0.732

1Y WOMAC total

19.8 ± 11.9

22.8 ± 14.3

23.4 ± 17.6

0.467

1Y FJS

53.3 ± 25.1

58.3 ± 19.7

50.0 ± 26.0

0.754

  1. CPAK, Coronal plane alignment of the knee; HSS, the Hospital for Special Surgery; KS, the Knee Society; WOMAC, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index; FJS, Forgotten Joint Score
  2. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05