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Table 3 Postoperative outcome by treatment group (mean ± SD)

From: Efficacy and safety of a self-developed home-based enhanced knee flexion exercise program compared with standard supervised physiotherapy to improve mobility and quality of life after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized control study

Outcome

Group KFEH

Group SPT

P

KSS knee score, points

 Wk 1

51.7 ± 14.9

49.7 ± 12.0

0.45

 Mo 1

75.3 ± 9.6

72.5 ± 11.0

0.16

 Mo 3

82.3 ± 7.3

81.9 ± 8.6

0.78

 Mo 6

88.3 ± 7.2

87.9 ± 7.4

0.81

 Yr 1

88.8 ± 7.8

89.5 ± 7.5

0.64

KSS function score, points

 Wk 1

38.2 ± 15.0

37.2 ± 12.1

0.70

 Mo 1

61.6 ± 11.3

57.2 ± 15.0

0.09

 Mo 3

76.8 ± 13.1

75.8 ± 14.0

0.70

 Mo 6

86.7 ± 11.1

87.6 ± 106

0.70

 Yr 1

90.2 ± 10.1

91.8 ± 9.2

0.40

ROM, deg

 Wk 1

86.2 ± 12.9

88.2 ± 10.3

0.40

 Mo 1

99.4 ± 8.5

94.2 ± 9.8

< 0.01

 Mo 3

107.9 ± 10.5

106.4 ± 11.2

0.48

 Mo 6

114.0 ± 10.4

113.2 ± 7.9

0.66

 Yr 1

115.3 ± 8.2

116.7 ± 8.9

0.42

VAS, points

 Wk 1

5.2 ± 1.7

5.5 ± 1.2

0.42

 Mo 1

2.6 ± 1.1

2.7 ± 1.3

0.49

 Mo 3

1.7 ± 1.0

1.6 ± 1.1

0.90

 Mo 6

1.1 ± 1.0

1.0 ± 0.9

0.61

 Yr 1

0.9 ± 0.8

0.8 ± 0.8

0.75

WOMAC, points

 Wk 1

57.5 ± 14.4

58.7 ± 11.5

0.63

 Mo 1

34.2 ± 10.6

38.0 ± 13.8

0.12

 Mo 3

25.9 ± 11.7

16.7 ± 12.4

0.76

 Mo 6

15.2 ± 10.0

14.4 ± 9.6

0.67

 Yr 1

9.2 ± 9.1

9.9 ± 8.2

0.68

  1. SD standard deviation, deg degrees, Wk week, Mo month, Yr year, KSS Knee Society Score, ROM range of motion, VAS visual analog scale, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index