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Table 3 Subjective measures

From: Different patient satisfaction levels between the first and second knee in the early stage after simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA): a comparison between subjective and objective outcome assessments

Variable

First knee

Second knee

p value

Satisfaction VAS

 Postoperative day 1

74.41 ± 5.50

81.91 ± 3.58

<0.05

 Postoperative day 3

78.68 ± 4.05

85.09 ± 3.66

<0.05

 Postoperative day 7

83.32 ± 3.63

89.64 ± 4.39

<0.05

Pain VAS

 Postoperative day 1

56.59 ± 17.55

44.09 ± 19.11

<0.05

 Postoperative day 3

42.00 ± 15.32

33.64 ± 16.20

<0.05

 Postoperative day 7

34.41 ± 11.25

24.82 ± 11.91

<0.05

  1. Data are presented as the mean ± SD
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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