Table 2.

Friedman test results for the difference between the clinical and functional scoring results over time.

	V0 (n = 10)	V1 (n = 10)	V2 (n = 10)	V3 (n = 10)	V4 (n = 10)	V5 (n = 10)	P
VAS	6.7 ± 2.24	7.0 ± 1.9	5.8 ± 3.8	4.7 ± 3.5	3.6 ± 2.8*	3.4 ± 3.3*	.000
WOMAC	49.7 ± 19.4	49.8 ± 28.1	45.8 ± 32.8	40.0 ± 29.7	34.5 ± 24.6*	27.0 ± 22.9*	.007
Leqeusne	12.8 ± 3.56	14.9 ± 5.1	11.9 ± 7.2	12.4 ± 6.8	10, ± 6.7	11.1 ± 7.01	.239
SF-36	42.4 ± 20.6	44.0 ± 22.3	45.6 ± 28.3	56.4 ± 29.6	61.8 ± 26.6*	61.1 ± 29.9*	.032

SF-36 = 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, VAS = visual analog scale, WOMAC = Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.

^*P < 0.05 to values that are significantly different from the initial (V0) values.