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Table 3 Comparison of preoperative, 1-year postoperative, and 5-year postoperative clinical and radiological outcomes

From: No patella resurfacing total knee arthroplasty leads to reduction in the thickness of patellar cartilage to less than half within 5 years: a quantitative longitudinal evaluation using MRI

 

Preoperative

1-year postoperative

5-year postoperative

P-value

ROM (degree)

 Extension

−6.2 (10.6)

−1.6 (5.4)

− 1.78 (5.4)

0.002 a (Pre vs 1-year post: 0.005 b, pre vs 5-years post: 0.008 b)

 Flexion

125.9 (14.7)

115.8 (10.2)

113.5 (8.2)

< 0.0001 a (Pre vs 1-year post: < 0.0001 b, pre vs 5-years post: < 0.0001 b, 1-year post vs 5-years post: 0.007 b)

 JOA score (points)

52.3 (10.0)

84.8 (5.0)

77.5 (7.4)

< 0.0001 a (Pre vs 1-year post: < 0.0001 b, pre vs 5-years post: < 0.0001 b, 1-year post vs 5-years post: < 0.0001 b)

 Oxford knee score (points)

17.7 (4.4)

35.0 (2.3)

32.3 (3.6)

< 0.0001 a (Pre vs 1-year post: < 0.0001 b, pre vs 5-years post: < 0.0001 b, 1-year post vs 5-years post: < 0.0001 b)

  1. Data are reported as mean (standard deviation), unless otherwise indicated. Bolded P-values indicate statistical significance (P < .05)
  2. JOA score Japanese Orthopedic Association score for osteoarthritic knee, ROM range of motion
  3. aOne-way analysis of variance
  4. bSignificant difference between preoperative, 1-year postoperative, and 5-year postoperative groups (post hoc Tukey–Kramer test)