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. 2009 Dec 8;10:154. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-10-154

Table 1.

Patient characteristics of the study group

Preoperatively 1 year postoperatively
All Men Women All Men Women

n = 182 n = 123 n = 59 n = 156 n = 103 n = 53

Age year

mean 52.8 53.7 51 53.2 54.1 51.5

range 34-69 36-69 34-63 35-69 36-69 35-63

BMI kg/m2

Mean 28.9 28.8 29.3 29 28.7 29.6

Range 17.9-39.7 23-39 17.9-39.7 21-39.7 23-39 21-39.7

Ahlbäck OA grade *(n)#

OA grade 1 30 18 12 26 16 10

OA grade 2 60 40 20 50 32 18

OA grade 3 71 50 21 66 45 21

OA grade 4 13 9 4 9 7 2

OA grade 5 5 1 0 1 1 0

Preop HKA-angle

Degrees

Mean 170.4 169.9 171.3 170.5 169.9 171.7

range 153-178 153-178 159-178 157-178 157-178 161-178

KOOS Pain

Mean 42 47 38 42 45 37

Range 3-86 3-86 3-67 3-81 3-81 3-67

*Ahlbäck classification [8]

# missing data 7 patients

BMI = Body Mass Index

Pre op HKA angle = preoperativ HKA-angle

(<180 degree = varus)