Table 3.
Comparison of postoperative patients reported outcomes and range of motion at the one-year follow-up between intraarticular alone and combined intraarticular and intravenous groups
|
Intra-articular alone
(N=21) |
Combined
(N=29) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain VAS | 2.6±2.1 | 2.4±1.3 | 0.77 |
| WOMAC | 91.3±3.8 | 87.2±7.9 | 0.14 |
| EQ-5D | 83.2±16.2 | 81.8±18.9 | 0.68 |
| Flexion, degrees | 140.0±11.3 | 135.4±15.6 | 0.81 |
| Extension, degrees | 0.62±1.8 | 0±0.3 | 0.28 |
All values are expressed in mean±SD unless specified.
VAS: visual analoge scale
WOMAC: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index
EQ-5D: EuroQol 5 dimension