Table 1 Demographics of patients
Septic group | Aseptic group | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 36 | 42 | |
Number of TKA | 37 | 44 | |
Male: female | 6: 30 | 5: 37 | 0.531 |
Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 67.5 ± 8.1 | 67.2 ± 7.5 | 0.862 |
Body mass index | 25.2 ± 2.8 | 27.4 ± 3.7 | 0.003 |
Diagnosis | |||
Aseptic loosening | 42 | ||
Septic loosening | 36 | ||
Koval grade by pre-operative status | 0.971 | ||
I | 30 | 35 | |
II | 6 | 7 | |
III–VI | 0 | 0 | |
Pre-operative | |||
Knee Society knee score | 36.7 ± 5.3 | 37.4 ± 5.2 | |
Function score | 35.5 ± 6.2 | 36.7 ± 6.4 | |