Table 2.

Patient-reported outcome 8 weeks after frame removal compared with reference populations

	KOOS
	PAIN		ADL		SYMP		QOL		SPORT
	Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI
Proximal fracture (AO 41-)
Study population	65.6	56.1–75.2*	69.8	58.6–81.0*	54.5	44.3–64.6*	48	38.1–57.8*	8.6	17.3–39.8*
Reference population**,***		86.7–88.2		86.5–88.1		85.4–86.9		77.4–79.6		72.5–75.1

	EQ5D-5L
	Index		VAS
	Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI
Study population	0.695	0.627–0.763*	74.5	65.2–83.9
Reference population**** (male/female 50–59 years)	0.888/0.858	0.880–0.896/0.850–0.866
Shaft fracture (AO 42-)
Study population	0.579	0.429–0.728*	57.9	29.6–86.1
Reference population**** (male/female 50–59 years)	0.888/0.858	0.880–0.896/0.850–0.866
Distal fracture (AO 43-)
Study population	0.646	0.570–0.7*	66	55.4–76.5
Reference population**** (male/female 50–59 years)	0.888/0.858	0.880–0.896/0.850–0.866

* Significantly different compared with reference population

** Paradowski PT et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disord, 2006¹⁸

*** Unpublished data. Ewa Roos ‘Personal communication’ Nov 13, 2 01 2. Paradowski et al. 2006

**** Sorensen J et al. Scand. J. Public Health, 2009¹⁶