Table 3.
Patients' clinical outcomes at mean follow‐up of 57.18 months
| Clinical outcomes | Overall | 41‐B | 41‐C | P * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM, mean (SD) | 117.4 (10) | 118.7 (8.9) | 115.0 (11.9) | 0.012 |
| VAS, mean (SD) | 2.9 (2.2) | 2.8 (2.3) | 3.0 (2.0) | 0.5150 |
| AKSS score, mean (SD) | 79.0 (16.1) | 81.8 (15.7) | 73.4 (15.8) | 0.0166 |
| Excellent, number (%) | 23 (51) | 17 (56.7) | 6 (40.0) | |
| Good | 5 (11) | 2 (6.7) | 3 (20.0) | |
| Fair | 10 (22) | 8 (26.7) | 2 (13.3) | |
| Poor | 7 (16) | 3 (10) | 4 (26.7) | |
| KOOS score, mean (SD) | 69 (20.1) | |||
| Symptoms | 77.2 (22.2) | 81.2 (19.0) | 69.0 (26.3) | 0.0807 |
| Pain | 82.1 (16.2) | 82.6 (16.9) | 80.9 (15.1) | 0.3984 |
| ADL | 82.0 (18.5) | 83.1 (20.1) | 79.9 (15.1) | 0.0914 |
| Sport/Recreation | 47.1 (33.5) | 47.7 (34.3) | 45.7 (33) | 0.3257 |
| QoL | 55.8 (28.6) | 58.9 (30.2) | 49.6 (24.8) |
0.0243 |
| SF‐36, mean (SD) | ||||
| PCS | 41.4 (11.2) | 42.2 (11.9) | 48.3 (11.0) | 0.0198 |
| MCS | 47.4 (11.5) | 39.7 (9.9) | 45.6 (12.5) | 0.3270 |
*
P was calculated comparing radiographic outcomes of 41‐B with 41‐C fractures after adjustment for age confounder (ANOVA).
AKSS, American Knee Society score; KOOS, knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score; ROM, range of motion in degrees; SD, standard deviation; SF‐36, 36‐Item Short Form Survey; VAS, visual analog score.