Table 2.
Clinical results
| Parameter | Younger group (< 65 yrs) | Elderly group (> 66 yrs) | P value (Student’s t-test) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preoperative | Postoperative | Preoperative | Postoperative | Preoperative | Postoperative | |
| Harris hip score (points)a | 43 (17−51) | 95 (85−100) | 36 (10–55) | 91 (61–100) | 0.131 | 0.078 |
| Pain score (points)a | 11.5 (0–31) | 43.5 (40−44) | 11.8 (8−30) | 42.8 (40−44) | 0.731 | 0.135 |
| Function score (points)a | 25.8 (0–40) | 51.5 (30−56) | 29.1 (10−40) | 48.2 (25−56) | 0.112 | 0.991 |
| WOMAC score (points)a | 61 ± 12.31 (45–86) | 11 ± 5.3 (6−18) | 63 ± 13.21 (48–78) | 15 ± 6.5 (6–31) | 0.110 | 0.131 |
| Thigh pain | – | None | – | None | ||
| UCLA activity score (points)a | – | 6.5 (5–8) | – | 4.5 (3–6) | – | 0.0001 |
| Clicking or squeaking sound | – | None | None | |||
a The values are given as the mean and the standard deviation, with the range in parentheses
WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis, UCLA University of California, Los Angles