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Table 3 Postoperative functional knee scores of 16 patients at 3, 6, and 12 months

From: Abstaining from symptomatic implants of modified tension band wiring by nonabsorbable suture fixation for transverse patella fractures

Lysholm score

Follow-up period

Lysholm

Mean difference

p-value*

(mean ± SD)

(95% CI)

 3 months

47.44 ± 11.02

  

 6 months

77.75 ± 14.83

30.31 (25.80–34.82)

<0.001*

 12 months

84.75 ± 11.62

37.31 (33.96–40.66)

<0.001*

Repeated measures analysis of variance

<0.001**

Böstman score

Follow-up period

Böstman

Mean difference

p-value*

(mean ± SD)

(95% CI)

 3 months

20.56 ± 3.58

  

 6 months

25.00 ± 3.29

4.44 (3.30–5.57)

<0.001*

 12 months

26.44 ± 3.01

5.88 (4.71–7.04)

<0.001*

Repeated measures analysis of variance

<0.001**

  1. SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval
  2. *Paired t test comparison with baseline (3 months)
  3. **One-way repeated measures ANOVA