Table 1.

Spreadsheet Model used for data collection of the Parameters analysed at the different time intervals (pre- and post-operative).

	Pre-operative	24 h post-operative	48 h post-operative	7 days post-operative	21 days post-operative	2 months post-operative
Hb	X	X	X
Flexion	X	X	X	X	X	X
Pain	X	X	X	X	X	X
WOMAC	X					X

Hb: Haemoglobin, Flexion: Flexion gain, Pain: Pain based on a visual analogue scale, WOMAC: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Index.