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Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Table 3 Comparison of change in patient-reported outcome measures

From: Open-wedge high tibial osteotomy with a slight valgus correction from neutral limb alignment achieves clinical improvements comparable with those for knees with varus deformity

 

Neutral alignment (n = 30)

Varus alignment (n = 42)

p-value

MCID

ΔFJS-12

39.3 ± 29.9

36.9 ± 25.3

0.56

N/A

KOOS

 ΔPain

28.8 ± 18.4

33.2 ± 16.3

0.21

15.4

 ΔSymptom

25.1 ± 22.7

28.0 ± 18.8

0.54

15.1

 ΔADL

19.2 ± 15.5

23.8 ± 14.3

0.13

17.0

 ΔSport

34.5 ± 27.8

36.6 ± 22.2

0.73

11.2

 ΔQOL

41.6 ± 22.5

38.1 ± 22.8

0.47

16.5

  1. Data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation
  2. ADL Activities of daily living, FJS-12 Forgotten Joint Score, KOOS Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, MCID Minimum clinically important difference, N/A Not available, QOL Quality of life
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