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. 2021 Apr 21;2(4):243–254. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.24.BJO-2020-0187.R1

Table VI.

Comparison of pain and oxford scores for each side following total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty, with correlations for the change in score by KL grade

KL grade Side 1 Oxford Hip Score Pain, median (IQR) Side 1 total Oxford Hip Score, median (IQR) Side 2 pain score, median (IQR) Side 2 total pain score, median (IQR)
N (%) Preoperative One-year Delta Preoperative One-year Delta N (%) Preoperative One-year Delta Preoperative One-year Delta
THA
1 1 (0.8) 4.0 3.0 1.0 20.0 28.0 (28.0 to 28.0) 8.0 (8.0 to 8.0) 0 (0.0)
2 50 (41.7) 5.0 (4.0 to 5.0) 1.5 (1.0 to 3.0) 3.0 (2.0 to 4.0) 12.0 (8.0 to 18.0) 38.0 (26.8 to 43.3) 24.5 (11.8 to 31.0) 60 (50.0) 5.0 (4.0 to 5.0) 2.0 (1.0 to 3.0) 3.0 (2.0 to 3.0) 14.5 (11.0 to 20.8) 38.0 (29.0 to 44.8) 21.0 (14.5 to 28.0)
3 51 (42.5) 5.0 (5.0 to 5.0) 1.0 (1.0 to 2.0) 4.0 (3.0 to 4.0) 11.0 (8.0 to 16.0) 41.0 (32.0 to 46.0) 30.0 (21.0 to 34.0) 45 (37.5) 5.0 (4.0 to 5.0) 1.0 (1.0 to 2.0) 3.0 (3.0 to 4.0) 15.0 (11.0 to 19.5) 43.0 (38.0 to 45.0) 23.0 (20.0 to 31.0)
4 18 (15.0) 5.0 (4.0 to 5.0) 1.0 (1.0 to 2.0) 4.0 (3.0 to 4.0) 11.5 (7.5 to 15.0) 43.0 (38.5 to 47.0) 31.0 (25.8 to 34.0) 15 (12.5) 5.0 (4.0 to 5.0) 1.0 (1.0 to 1.0) 4.0 (2.0 to 4.0) 11.0 (6.0 to 13.0) 46.0 (38.0 to 48.0) 34.0 (24.0 to 37.0)
Correlation (KL vs delta) R = 0.300
p = 0.001
R = 0.270
p = 0.003
R = 0.250
p = 0.006
R = 0.318
p < 0.001
TKA
1 3 (2.6) 5.0 (5.0 to 5.0) 3.0 (1.0 to 3.0) 2.0 (2.0 to 2.0) 16.0 (13.0 to 16.0) 37.0 (34.0 to 37.0) 22.0 (18.0 to 22.0) 2 (1.8) 5.0 (5.0 to 5.0) 3.0 (2.0 to 3.0) 2.0 (1.0 to 2.0) 12.0 (8.0 to 12.0) 39.0 (35.0 to 39.0) 27.0 (27.0 to 27.0)
2 27 (23.7) 5.0 (4.0 to 5.0) 3.0 (2.0 to 4.0) 2.0 (1.0 to 3.0) 13.0 (8.0 to 20.0) 32.0 (26.0 to 36.0) 15.0 (8.0 to 25.0) 30 (26.3) 5.0 (4.0 to 5.0) 3.0 (1.0 to 4.0) 1.0 (0 to 3.0) 15.0 (11.0 to 21.3) 29.0 (19.8 to 39.0) 9.0 (3.8 to 21.0)
3 75 (65.8) 5.0 (4.0 to 5.0) 2.0 (1.0 to 3.0) 3.0 (2.0 to 4.0) 13.0 (9.0 to 17.0) 36.0 (31.0 to 41.0) 21.0 (16.0 to 30.0) 73 (49.3) 5.0 (4.0 to 5.0) 2.0 (1.0 to 3.0) 2.0 (1.0 to 3.0) 15.0 (10.0 to 21.0) 37.0 (30.5 to 43.0) 22.0 (14.0 to 26.0)
4 9 (7.9) 5.0 (4.5 to 5.0) 2.0 (1.0 to 4.0) 3.0 (1.0 to 4.0) 10.0 (5.0 to 12.5) 35.0 (17.5 to 42.5) 20.0 (8.0 to 33.0) 9 (7.9) 5.0 (4.0 to 5.0) 3.0 (1.0 to 4.0) 2.0 (1.0 to 3.0) 12.0 (8.0 to 19.0) 37.0 (25.5 to 42.5) 22.0 (10.0 to 29.5)
Correlation (KL vs delta) R = 0.181
p = 0.054
R = 0.199
p = 0.034
R = 0.195
p = 0.038
R = 0.257
p = 0.006
*

Pain analyzed using Spearman Rank coefficient. Oxford score correlation calculated using Pearson correlation coefficient.

IQR, interquartile range; KL, Kellgren and Lawrence; THA, total hip arthroplasty; TKA, total knee arthroplasty.