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Table 2 Outcomes for supervised- and self-management cohort

From: What is the effect of supervised rehabilitation regime vs. self-management instruction following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty? – a pilot study in two cohorts

 

All patients

 

Variable

Supervised cohort

Self-management cohort

p

ROM at discharge

 Extension, mean (95% CI)

5.4 (3.9–6.9)

7.1 (5.4–8.8)

0.14

 Flexion, mean (95% CI)

97.6 (91.5–103.7)

85.9 (79.4–92.4)

0.009

 Total range, mean (95% CI)

103.0 (97.8–108.3)

93.0 (86.7–99.3)

0.015

ROM 3-month F/U

 Extension, median (range)

0 (0–10)

0 (0–0)

 

 Flexion, mean (95% CI)

120.9 (113.9–127.9)

120.5 (116.1–124.8)

0.92

 Total range, mean (95% CI)

121.5 (114.8–128.3)

120.5 (116.1–124.8)

0.78

Oxford Knee Score

 3-month F/U, mean (95% CI)

28.9 (25.0–32.8)

33.0 (30.4–35.5)

0.07

 12-month F/U, median (range)

39.5 (19–48)

41.0 (16–47)

0.47

Forgotten Joint Score

 3-month F/U, mean (95% CI)

39.2 (31.5–47.0)

42.9 (33.2–52.5)

0.54

 12-month F/U, mean (95% CI)

62.8 (52.0–73.6)

61.1 (49.3–73.0)

0.83

Knee circumference

 Before inpatient training, mean (95% CI)

47.3 (45.7–49.0)

46.4 (44.3–48.4)

0.47

 After inpatient training, mean (95% CI)

47.3 (45.6–49.0)

46.7 (44.6–48.7)

0.62

VAS pain score 3-week F/U* (scale 0–100)

 Activity, mean (95% CI)

34.1 (23.8–44.5)

32.9 (25.5–40.4)

0.84

 Rest, median (range)

17 (0–86)

12 (0–72)

0.73

Length of Stay

median (range)

1 (0–4)

1 (0–2)

0.67

Readmissions

 < 30 days, n (%)

1 (4.3)

0 (0.0)

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  1. For normally distributed data, in accordance with Shapiro Wilk-test, kurtosis and skewness, mean values are presented, and p-value calculated using the unpaired T-test, otherwise Man Whitney U test was applied. Significant p values are underlined
  2. ROM Range of Motion, Post-op Postoperative, F/U Follow-up, Active during physical activity, Passive during no physical activity or stress, CI Confidence interval
  3. * n = 5 patients with missing data