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Table 3 Comparison of the patients according to kinesiotaping (KT) application

From: The effect of intensive exercise program and kinesiotaping following total knee arthroplasty on functional recovery of patients

Variables

KT available

KT not available

Z

p

Gender (M/F)

2/10

0/6

 

0.529

Age

61 (54–75)

67 (53–74)

− 0.703

0.482

Body mass index

30.6 (24.3–36)

24.973 (23.4–34.4)

− 2.154

0.031

Lysholm score

90.5 (76–99)

89.5 (70–99)

− 0.330

0.741

6-min walk test score

408 (280–460)

307.5 (250–345)

− 2.777

0.005

  1. The comparison of the patients receiving and not receiving KT treatment in the TKA-applied group in terms of the age, gender, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), Lysholm score, and 6-min walk test score. Only the differences between two groups are statistically significant in terms of BMI and 6-min walk test score