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. 2009 May 14;34(5):663–667. doi: 10.1007/s00264-009-0801-6

Table 1.

Results of knee function tests between baseline (preoperative) and at one year post procedure, year one and year five, year five and year ten in those with and without the presence of a fixed flexion deformity

Knee function tests Preoperative FFD No preoperative FFD All subjects combined Interaction
Base-line Year one p Base-line Year one p Base-line Year one p p η2
FFD (°) 16.88 (5.73) 4.14 (6.00) < 0.001 0.00 (0.00) 1.13 (3.17) 0.003 8.44 (9.39) 2.64 (5.01) < 0.001 < 0.001 .680
Total ROM (°) 84.02 (18.17) 100.66 (17.02) < 0.001 102.40 (13.92) 108.16 (12.57) 0.002 93.21 (18.54) 104.41 (15.38) < 0.001 0.001 .010
Maximum flexion (°) 100.91 (15.99) 104.80 (13.75) 0.062 102.40 (13.92) 109.29 (11.02) < 0.001 101.66 (14.90) 107.05 (12.62) < 0.001 0.355 .007
KSS 23.95 (13.82) 90.23 (7.80) < 0.001 42.58 (12.33) 93.22 (6.12) < 0.001 33.27 (16.06) 91.72 (7.15) < 0.001 < 0.001 .200
Knee function tests Preoperative FFD No preoperative FFD All subjects combined Interaction
Year one Year five p Year one Year five p Year one Year five p p η2
FFD (°) 4.14 (6.00) 2.58 (4.77) 0.002 1.13 (3.17) 0.77 (2.95) 0.244 2.64 (5.01) 1.68 (4.06) 0.001 0.042 .032
Total ROM (°) 100.66 (17.02) 103.91 (15.37) < 0.001 108.16 (12.57) 111.70 (12.87) < 0.001 104.41 (15.38) 107.66 (14.66) < 0.001 0.944 .000
Maximum flexion (°) 104.80 (13.75) 106.49 (12.82) < 0.001 109.29 (11.02) 112.47 (11.14) < 0.001 107.05 (12.62) 109.48 (12.34) < 0.001 0.264 .010
KSS 90.23 (7.80) 90.33 (8.10) 0.287 93.22 (6.12) 92.42 (9.11) 0.286 91.72 (7.15) 91.38 (8.65) 0.540 0.637 .002
Knee function tests Preoperative FFD No preoperative FFD All subjects combined Interaction
Year five Year ten p Year five Year ten p Year five Year ten p p η2
FFD (°) 2.58 (4.77) 1.09 (3.09) 0.005 0.77 (2.95) 0.32 (1.87) 0.096 1.68 (4.06) 0.71 (2.57) 0.001 0.058 .028
Total ROM (°) 103.91 (15.37) 105.31 (13.14) 0.302 111.70 (12.87) 109.42 (13.06) 0.014 107.66 (14.66) 107.36 (14.66) 0.593 0.207 .038
Maximum flexion (°) 106.49 (12.82) 106.40 (12.01) 0.932 112.47 (11.14) 109.74 (11.92) 0.001 109.48 (12.34) 109.48 (12.34) 0.039 0.052 .008
KSS 90.33 (8.10) 86.94 (16.34) 0.046 92.42 (9.11) 88.35 (13.42) 0.004 91.38 (8.65) 87.64 (14.99) 0.001 0.349 .007

FFD fixed flexion deformity, ROM range of movement, KSS Knee Society score

Values given as mean and (standard deviation)