Table 2.
Physical recovery and postoperative physical therapy after total hip or knee arthroplasty surgery
| THA | TKA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
postoperative PT
< 12 weeks n = 503 |
postoperative PT
≥ 12 weeks n = 676 |
postoperative PT
< 12 weeks n = 377 |
postoperative PT
≥ 12 weeks n = 925 |
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| HOOS/ KOOS domain score |
6 months
mean (SD) |
Change score 6 months
(95% CI) |
6 months
mean (SD) |
Change score 6 months (95% CI of mean difference) | Mean difference in change score between groups (95% CI of mean difference) |
6 months
Mean (SD) |
Change score 6 months (95% CI) |
6 months
Mean (SD) |
Change score 6 months (95% CI of mean difference) | Mean difference in change score between groups (95% CI of mean difference) |
| Symptoms |
82.7 (16.9) |
40.8 (42.9 – 38.8) |
73.9 (21.2) |
34.5 (36.3 – 32.6) |
8.8 (6.6 – 11.0) |
77.5 (15.0) |
25.9 (28.1 – 23.6) |
69.1 (17.6) |
19.7 (21.2 – 18.1) |
9.5 (7.4 – 11.6) |
| Pain |
90.6 (12.8) |
50.4 (52.2 – 48.5) |
83.5 (19.3) |
45.9 (47.7 – 44.1) |
7.1 (5.3 – 9.0) |
86.6 (16.2) |
46.0 (48.3 – 43.7) |
77.1 (20.2) |
38.2 (39.8 – 36.6) |
8.4 (6.5 – 10.3) |
| Activities of daily living |
87.3 (14.2) |
44.5 (46.3 – 42.6) |
79.3 (19.4) |
39.7 (41.5 – 43.7) |
8.0 (6.0 – 9.9) |
84.4 (16.8) |
37.1 (39.3 – 34.9) |
77.4 (19.1) |
31.9 (33.4 – 30.5) |
7.0 (4.9 – 9.1) |
| Sport |
69.0 (25.1) |
48.4 (51.0 – 45.8) |
59.0 (28.2) |
40.5 (42.7 – 38.2) |
10.0 (6.9 – 13.1) |
47.7 (28.3) |
36.5 (39.5 – 33.5) |
35.4 (26.3) |
25.2 (27.0 – 23.5) |
12.3 (8.9 – 15.8) |
| Quality of life |
79.9 (19.5) |
48.8 (51.0 –46.6) |
68.9 (22.5) |
40.7 (42.7 – 38.8) |
11.0 (8.5 – 13.4) |
68.3 (20.9) |
40.3 (42.7 – 37.9) |
58.9 (21.2) |
32.9 (34.4 – 31.3) |
9.4 (6.9 – 12.0) |
HOOS = Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (range 0–100); KOOS = Knee disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (range 0–100); PT = physical therapy; THA = total hip arthroplasty; TKA = total knee arthroplasty