Table 2. Differences between preoperative and 6 weeks after TKA for LSKO group.
| Parameters | Preoperative | Postoperative 6th week | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity | During rest | 4.07±2.87 | 1.26±1.35 | <0.001* |
| During walking | 6.88±2.09 | 2.10±1.69 | <0.001* | |
| Valgus angle | 184.23±7.31 | 176.26±2.91 | <0.001* | |
| Malalignment | 5.46±2.67 | 1.84±2.66 | <0.001* | |
| WOMAC score | 72.72±13.13 | 27.92±14.24 | <0.001* | |
| Amount of joint position sense deviation | 350 | 6.11±6.06 | 6.42±5.89 | 0.85 |
| 550 | 6.08±4.04 | 5.26±4.91 | 0.26 | |
| 700 | 10.40±9.21 | 6.02±4.96 | 0.02* | |
| Cytokine | IL-6 | 203.90±73.76 | 161.04±30.71 | 0.002* |
| TNF-α | 54.54±3.82 | 52.18±4.65 | 0.09 | |
| IL-1β | 113.14±11.70 | 114.45±14.43 | 0.83 | |
LSKO: late-stage knee osteoarthritis; ESKO: early-stage knee osteoarthritis; IL-6: interleukin 6; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-alpha; IL-1β: interleukin-1 beta; WOMAC: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; X: mean; SD: standard deviation. *Statistically significant differences (p<0.05).