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. 2013 Oct 25;53(2):313–320. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket325

Table 4.

Change in ADL limitations from pre-operative to 2 and 5 years post-primary TKA

2-year post-operative
5-year post-operative
None, % Mild, % Moderate, % Severe, % None, % Mild, % Moderate, % Severe, %
Walking limitations
    Pre-op none 83.8 8.8 6.6 0.8 71.8 10.5 13.4 4.3
    Pre-op mild 75.3 12.3 10.6 1.8 66.9 14.0 14.9 4.2
    Pre-op moderate 57.9 15.4 22.1 4.6 51.1 13.1 26.5 9.4
    Pre-op severe 38.0 13.2 31.5 17.3 30.6 15.8 33.2 20.3
Stair limitations
    Pre-op none 68.4 19.6 11.4 0.6 57.3 11.7 30.1 1.0
    Pre-op mild 51.7 23.8 23.0 1.5 47.9 22.9 27.5 1.7
    Pre-op moderate 35.3 23.8 38.9 2.0 31.7 23.0 41.9 3.5
    Pre-op severe 23.3 16.2 52.4 8.1 24.4 20.8 45.7 9.1
Rise from chair limitations
    Pre-op none 64.6 32.7 2.7 0.0 56.8 37.6 5.2 0.3
    Pre-op mild 47.2 47.6 5.0 0.2 42.6 49.8 7.4 0.2
    Pre-op moderate 30.3 57.4 12.1 0.2 29.3 55.8 14.1 0.8
    Pre-op severe 17.6 23.5 41.2 17.6 9.1 63.6 18.2 9.1