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Table 3 Clinical outcomes and range of motion

From: Higher rates of fully preserved posterior cruciate ligament in total knee arthroplasty using a double tibial cut: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Variables

Group 1 (25)

Group 2 (25)

Group 3 (25)

p value

OKS*

    

 3 months

33.7 ± 4.3

32.2 ± 5.3

32.4 ± 4.9

n.s.

 12 months

37.8 ± 4.6

37 ± 4.7

37.6 ± 4.4

n.s.

 2 years

41.2 ± 5.2

39.6 ± 5.2

40.8 ± 3.8

n.s

WOMAC

    

 3 months

34.2 ± 10

35 ± 8.4

36 ± 9.4

n.s.

 12 months

23.8 ± 10.6

26 ± 8.8

26.4 ± 8

0.05^

 2 years

18.8 ± 13.5

22 ± 8.8

23 ± 9.8

n.s.

ROM**

126.2° ± 4.7

121.5 ± 2.7

123.9 ± 3.1

0.0002^/0.03§/0.009*

  1. *Oxford Knee Score; **Range of Motion. Difference (p value) between ^group 1 and 2; §gr 1 and 3; *group 2 and 3. Mean values and standard deviations are reported