Table III.
Response to injection association with PRO
|
Negative response
(N = 22) |
Positive response
(N = 74) |
P-value a b | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAS pain score (mean ± SD) | |||
| Preoperative | 52.8 ± 22.6 | 55.1 ± 25.3 | 0.702 |
| 2 week Δ | −16.5 ± 23.4 | −12.3 ± 27.7 | 0.537 |
| 6 week Δ | −33.1 ± 25.1 | −31.6 ± 33.1 | 0.856 |
| 4 month Δ | −33.8 ± 24.0 | −39.7 ± 28.5 | 0.398 |
| Final Δ | −33.2 ± 33.2 | −40.5 ± 28.6 | 0.314 |
| PROMIS PI (mean ± SD) | |||
| Preoperative | 59.1 ± 4.3 | 59.9 ± 6.2 | 0.583 |
| 2 week Δ | 5.9 ± 7.1 | 4.6 ± 7.6 | 0.494 |
| 6 week Δ | −3.3 ± 6.2 | −4.0 ± 8.4 | 0.715 |
| 4 month Δ | −5.2 ± 7.8 | −10.6 ± 8.9 | 0.015 |
| Final Δ | −7.5 ± 10.4 | −11.9 ± 8.4 | 0.045 |
| PROMIS PF (mean ± SD) | |||
| Preoperative | 42.6 ± 6.0 | 41.5 ± 5.7 | 0.416 |
| 2 week Δ | −14.4 ± 8.4 | −11.8 ± 7.4 | 0.179 |
| 6 week Δ | 0.1 ± 6.7 | 0.2 ± 7.7 | 0.939 |
| 4 month Δ | 4.1 ± 7.8 | 10.0 ± 10.6 | 0.023 |
| Final Δ | 7.8 ± 11.3 | 13.4 ± 10.7 | 0.037 |
| PROMIS depression (mean ± SD) | |||
| Preoperative | 45.7 ± 9.2 | 44.1 ± 10.1 | 0.518 |
| 2 week Δ | −1.1 ± 7.2 | −0.5 ± 7.5 | 0.724 |
| 6 week Δ | −2.2 ± 7.2 | −2.7 ± 7.1 | 0.773 |
| 4 month Δ | −3.7 ± 7.0 | −4.0 ± 7.9 | 0.884 |
| Final Δ | −0.9 ± 10.2 | −3.5 ± 8.9 | 0.248 |
SD = Standard deviation; VAS = Visual Analog Scale; PROMIS = Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; ∆ = postoperative score − preoperative score; PI = pain interference; PF = physical function.
P-values calculated for each category using independent t-tests.
Boldface indicates statistical significance.