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. 2020 Feb 21;21:118. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-3127-6

Table 3.

A comparison of patient reported outcomes over time by group. (AE: adverse event, IQR: interquartile range, WPAI: Work Productivity and Activity Impairment, EQ5D: EuroQol-5D-3 L, WOMAC: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, SAPS: Self-Administered Patient Satisfaction scale)

Pre-op
Median (IQR)
3 Months
Median (IQR)
6 Months
Median (IQR)
9 Months
Median (IQR)
12 Months
Median (IQR)
n n n n n
WPAI
No AE 70 (50,80) 106 20 (10,30) 76 10 (0,20) 71 0 (0,20) 68 0 (0,20) 72
Reported 70 (70,90) 6 25 (10,30) 6 0 (0,10) 3 0 (0,50) 3 0 (0,20) 3
Confirmed 65 (40,80) 4 30 (20,40) 4 20 (0,20) 3 20 5,30) 4 15 (5,25) 4
EQ5D
No AE 0.52 (0.6, 0.69) 395 0.76 (0.62, 1) 313 0.8 (0.69, 1) 298 0.81 (0.69, 285 0.88 (0.71, 1) 289
Reported 0.52 (0.16, 0.59) 18 0.62 (0.52, 0.76) 17 0.7 (0.55, 0.91) 16 0.7 (0.62, 0.78) 14 0.7 (0.52, 0.82) 14
Confirmed 0.16 (0.02, 0.69) 15 0.59 (0.36,0.76) 15 0.75 (0.64, 1) 12 0.7 (0.22, 0.91) 12 0.76 (0.71, 1) 13
WOMAC
No AE 59.9 (50, 69.8) 364 16.7 (8.3, 31.2) 269 12.5 (4.4, 27.1) 267 10.4 (3.1, 23) 256 7.3 (2.1, 16.8) 256
Reported 60.1 (54.2, 77.1) 18 29.2 (15.2, 40.1) 16 22.9 (8.3, 50) 17 26 (12.5, 40.1) 16 22.4 (7.3, 46.9) 14
Confirmed 59.4 (55.2, 70.8) 15 25.9 (15.6, 51) 15 21.7 5.2, 33.3) 11 26.5 (6.5, 29.9) 12 15.6 (5.2, 29.1) 13
SAPS
No AE 93.8 (81.3, 100) 268 100 (81.3, 100) 250 100 (81.3, 100) 247 100 (87.5, 100) 248
Reported 78.1 (75, 100) 18 87.5 (68.8, 100) 17 93.8 (75, 100) 15 87.5 (75, 100) 14
Confirmed 81.3 (68.8, 100) 13 81.3 (71.9, 100) 12 87.5 (62.5, 100) 12 81.3 (62.5, 100) 11