Table 3 Postoperative functional outcome after total knee arthroplasty.

From: Impact of Preemptive Analgesia on inflammatory responses and Rehabilitation after Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Controlled Clinical Study

Variables

MMA with preemptive analgesia group

MMA without preemptive analgesia group

P-value between groups

2 min walk test (m) preoperative

 3 d postoperatively

17.13 ± 3.82

14.19 ± 3.56

0.003

 1 w postoperatively

34.08 ± 5.68

32.05 ± 6.31

0.149

 2 w postoperatively

71.05 ± 8.65

67.54 ± 9.99

0.108

 P-value within groups

0.000

  

6 min walk test (m)

 preoperative

164.53 ± 27.99

163.32 ± 31.03

0.392

 1 m postoperatively

205.29 ± 48.11

195.57 ± 44.39

0.153

 3 m postoperatively

250.29 ± 46.92

262.16 ± 47.82

0.735

 6 m postoperatively

247.92 ± 35.70

266.05 ± 39.58

0.973

 P-value within groups

0.020

  

WOMAC

 preoperative

50.74 ± 7.03

51.87 ± 7.47

0.503

 1 m postoperatively

24.03 ± 7.25

23.84 ± 7.76

0.914

 3 m postoperatively

11.84 ± 4.59

10.19 ± 4.27

0.111

 6 m postoperatively

6.90 ± 1.25

6.89 ± 1.22

0.992

 P-value within groups

0.000

  
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