Table 6 Clinical outcomes
Clinical outcomes | FA | MA | Mean Diff | 95%CI | Effect Size (Cohen’s d) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | |||||
VAS pain score (first 3 days) | 30 | 4.3 (1.4) | 30 | 4.6 (1.6) | − 0.3 | − 1.06,0.46 | − 0.20 | 0.555 |
Flexion range | ||||||||
Day 3 | 30 | 90.5 (11.0) | 30 | 88.8 (10.0) | 1.7 | − 3.62, 7.02 | 0.16 | 0.599 |
1 month | 30 | 110.1 (9.7) | 30 | 104.5 (11.2) | 5.6 | 0.30, 10.90 | 0.53 | 0.042 |
3 months | 30 | 119.9 (6.9) | 30 | 117.8 (9.3) | 2.1 | − 2.04, 6.24 | 0.26 | 0.325 |
6 months | 28 | 126.5 (5.5) | 28 | 125.4 (6.5) | 1.1 | − 2.05, 4.25 | 0.18 | 0.483 |
KOOS | ||||||||
1 month | 30 | 63.3 (11.3) | 30 | 58.8 (13.6) | 4.5 | − 1.83, 10.83 | 0.36 | 0.161 |
3 months | 30 | 70.2 (7.2) | 30 | 68.2 (8.1) | 2.0 | − 1.88, 5.88 | 0.26 | 0.304 |
6 months | 28 | 72.7 (7.4) | 28 | 70.6 (5.8) | 2.1 | − 1.38, 5.58 | 0.32 | 0.246 |
FJS | ||||||||
1 month | 30 | 34.9 (8.9) | 30 | 31.7 (9.3) | 3.2 | − 1.41, 7.81 | 0.35 | 0.179 |
3 months | 30 | 53.3 (9.5) | 30 | 46.0 (12.2) | 7.3 | 1.77, 12.83 | 0.67 | 0.015 |
6 months | 28 | 67.8 (9.5) | 28 | 57.8 (10.2) | 10.0 | 4.84, 15.16 | 1.01 | < 0.001 |
Patient satisfaction score | 30 | 84.3 (6.1) | 30 | 79.2 (5.3) | 5.1 | 0.21, 7.99 | 0.89 | 0.001 |