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. 2009 Nov 13;468(5):1200–1208. doi: 10.1007/s11999-009-1160-8

Table 5.

Knee Society score functional results

Postoperative Knee Society score KSS 1 m Objective score 1 month Functional score 1 month KSS 3 months Objective score 3 months Functional score 3 months KSS 12 months Objective score 12 months Functional score 12 months KSS 3 years Objective score 3 years Functional score 3 years
MIS Group 131.83 (23.23) 69.31 (11.43) 62.52 (15.18) 173.03 (16.67) 84.09 (7.88) 88.94 (10.97) 181.60 (10.99) 86.98 (6.17) 94.62 (7.18) 182.42 (11.43) 87.38 (4.57) 95.04 (6.97)
Standard Group 111.63 (28.53) 67.85 (11.01) 43.78 (20.44) 151.00 (24.89) 77.20 (9.80) 73.80 (20.31) 172.71 (20.28) 82.37 (6.34) 90.34 (16.54) 172.52 (15.99) 82.27 (6.24) 90.25 (10.65)
Significance (p) < 0.001 95% CI (30.5–9.8) 0.517 < 0.001 95% CI (25.8–11.5) < 0.001 95% CI (13.6– 30.4) < 0.001 95% CI (3.3–10.4) < 0.001 95% CI (8.6–21.6) < 0.001 95% CI (2.42–15.3) < 0.001 95% CI (2.1–7.1) 0.083 < 0.001 95% CI (2.56–16.2) < 0.001 95% CI (2.4–7.5) 0.073

Standard deviations in parentheses; Mann-Whitney U test has been applied to all variables; MIS = minimally invasive surgery; KSS = Knee Society score; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.