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Table 1 Demographics and outcomes

From: Patellectomy for osteoarthritis: a new tension preserving surgical technique to reconstruct the extensor mechanism with retrospective review of long-term follow-up

 

Age at surgery/sex

VAS score before operation

Occupation

Follow-up (years)

Disease location

VAS score operated knee/s

VAS score contralateral knee

Lysholm score

Active ROM degrees (non-operated knee)

Force (N) (% of non-operated knee)

1

49/F

10

Nurse

16

Patella + trochlea

5

2

60

0–135 (0–135)

158 (87)

2

32/F

10

Labourer

12

Patella + trochlea

4

8

49

0–135 (0–135)

181 (115)

3

39/F

10, 10

Clerical Officer

12

Patella + trochlea

7, 8

29

0–110 (0–110)

249 (249)

4

47/F

10

Office work

11

Patella

0

0

85

0–135 (0–135)

350 (100)

5

31 and 32/F

10, 10

Environmental scientist

8

Patella

0, 0

56

10–95 (0–110)

181 (249)

6

51/F

10

Physiotherapist

5

Patella

0

0

91

0–135 (0–145)

408 (100)