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Table 3 Follow-up evaluation of knee function

From: Clinical benefit of high tibial osteotomy combined with the intervention of platelet-rich plasma for severe knee osteoarthritis

Indexes

Group A (n = 24)

Group B (n = 25)

Group C (n = 25)

WOMAC score

Pain

3.22 ± 0.85*

6.35 ± 1.14

6.22 ± 1.09

Stiffness

1.43 ± 0.69*

2.53 ± 0.75

2.58 ± 0.77

Physical function

13.89 ± 2.70*

20.08 ± 4.11

21.30 ± 4.74

Total

18.54 ± 4.17*

28.96 ± 5.75

30.10 ± 6.52

VAS score

1.72 ± 0.53*

3.24 ± 0.67

3.21 ± 0.64

  1. WOMAC score and VAS score were calculated using the analysis of variance (ANOVA)
  2. WOMAC—Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index; VAS—visual analog scale
  3. *Significant difference compared with the placebo controls (Group C)
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X