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Table 5 Post-operative patient satisfaction

From: Short-term difference only in reported outcomes (PROMs) after anterior or posterior approach to total hip arthroplasty: a 4-year prospective multi-centre observational study

 

Anterior

Posterior

p value

Patient satisfaction at 6 weeks, n (%)

n = 280

n = 157

 

 Very satisfied

176 (63)

103 (66)

0.66a

 Satisfied

80 (28)

39 (25)

 

 Ambivalent

8 (3)

7 (4)

 

 Dissatisfied

3 (1)

3 (2)

 

 Very dissatisfied

13 (5)

5 (3)

 

 Lost to follow up

57

25

 

Patient satisfaction at 6 months, n (%)

n = 209

n = 112

 

 Very satisfied

135 (65)

79 (71)

0.69a

 Satisfied

52 (25)

25 (22)

 

Ambivalent

10 (5)

4 (4)

 

 Dissatisfied

3 (1)

2 (1.5)

 

 Very dissatisfied

9 (4)

2 (1.5)

 

 Lost to follow up

128

70

 

Patient satisfaction at 1 year, n (%)

n = 150

n = 89

 

 Very satisfied

102 (68)

62 (70)

0.56a

 Satisfied

34 (23)

21 (24)

 

 Ambivalent

5 (3)

4 (4)

 

 Dissatisfied

1 (1)

1 (1)

 

 Very dissatisfied

8 (5)

1 (1)

 

 Lost to follow up

187

93

 
  1. aChi-squared test