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Table 6 Relationship between KOOS sub-score and Ahlbäck grade

From: Preoperative Ahlbäck radiographic classification grade significantly influences clinical outcomes of double level osteotomy for osteoarthritic knees with severe varus deformity

Ahlbäck grade

KOOS domains

Preoperative KOOS

Postoperative 2-year KOOS

1

Symptoms

45.6 ± 13.0

85.4 ± 7.8

Pain

40.1 ± 19.9

90.3 ± 6.7

ADL

58.3 ± 22.3

93.8 ± 6.1

Sports

18.9 ± 13.1

74.0 ± 14.6

QOL

22.2 ± 11.5

78.8 ± 20.6

Total

185.2 ± 46.6

420.2 ± 42.9

2

Symptoms

40.8 ± 18.0

79.9 ± 14.1

Pain

41.0 ± 18.6

87.4 ± 9.7

ADL

55.1 ± 17.2

89.6 ± 9.6

Sports

16.5 ± 16.5

64.7 ± 24.4

QOL

28.5 ± 16.4

72.0 ± 21.4

Total

182.0 ± 70.4

393.9 ± 67.3

3

Symptoms

45.8 ± 21.2

76.6 ± 16.8

Pain

43. 3 ± 20.0

79.0 ± 18.0

ADL

56. 3 ± 18.5

84.1 ± 14.1

Sports

19.0 ± 17.4

50.8 ± 28.4

QOL

28.0 ± 16.8

63.1 ± 24.2

Total

192.5 ± 79.1

350.0 ± 79.9*

4

Symptoms

47.3 ± 9.2

78.6 ± 14.6

Pain

31.2 ± 18.3

78.7 ± 7.0

ADL

45.6 ± 11.2

90.2 ± 5.5

Sports

22.5 ± 10.3

68.3 ± 9.4

QOL

Total

25.0 ± 11.7

171.7 ± 38.2

81.2 ± 13.5

317.9 ± 78.3*†

  1. Significant differences in postoperative 2-year KOOS between Ahlbäck grade 1 and grade 3, 4 (* P < 0.01) and between Ahlbäck grade 2 and grade 4 ( P < 0.01) by one-way ANOVA Post-hoc Turkey’s test
  2. KOOS: Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score