Table 2 Demographic and general data after matching.

From: Pain management of unicompartmental (UKA) vs. total knee arthroplasty (TKA) based on a matched pair analysis of 4144 cases

 

TKA

UKA

All

Patients total (%)

2072 (50%)

2072 (50%)

4144 (100%)

Age in years (median, mean ± SD)

65, 65.6 ± 10.1

65, 65.6 ± 10.1

65, 65.6 ± 10.1

Sex in % (female:male)

55.9 : 44.1

55.9 : 44.1

55.9 : 44.1

ASA score [median, mean ± SD]

2, 2.2 ± 0.5

2, 2.2 ± 0.5

2, 2.2 ± 0.5

Operation time in minutes (median, mean ± SD)

69, 75 ± 29

78, 81 ± 36

72, 78 ± 33

Pain before surgery NRS (median, mean ± SD)

6.0, 6.4 ± 1.9

6.0, 6.4 ± 1.8

6.0, 6.4 ± 1.8

Anesthetic technique used (general:regional:combination) (%)

11.2:18.7:63.9

10.1:15.3:63.2

10.7:17.0:63.5

  1. ASA—American Society of Anesthesiologists; UKA—unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, TKA—total knee arthroplasty; NRS—numerous rating scale; SD—standard deviation.
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