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Table 5 Comparison of postoperative value for each PROM between the severe varus group and the mild varus group (classification 1, preoperative varus)

From: Perioperative varus alignment does not affect short-term patient-reported outcome measures following mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

After surgery

FJS-12

KSS total

KOOS (pain)

KOOS (symptoms)

KOOS (ADL)

KOOS (sports)

KOOS (QoL)

Severe varus

48.7 ± 21.5

134.7 ± 19.1

82.4 ± 13.4

82.5 ± 12.0

85.4 ± 11.7

51.8 ± 23.1

65.4 ± 21.9

Mild varus

48.0 ± 30.9

125.8 ± 33.0

79.1 ± 20.0

83.4 ± 16.1

80.2 ± 17.8

52.6 ± 25.8

61.8 ± 29.1

p value

0.17

0.90

0.43

0.79

0.15

0.88

0.57

  1. ADL, activities of daily living; FJS-12, Forgotten Joint Score; KOOS, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; KSS, Knee Society Score; PROM, patient-reported outcome measure; QoL, quality of life