Table 2 The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) subscales in patients under study
Variable | Type of intervention | Test of difference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative treatment, n = 122 | TKA, n = 62 | TKA with rehabilitation, n = 60 | ANOVA | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | F | p-value | |
At baseline | ||||||||
Pain | 17.35 | 4.43 | 17.36 | 1.84 | 17.13 | 2.71 | 0.091 | 0.913 |
Stiffness | 4.18 | 1.25 | 4.71 | 1.23 | 4.09 | 1.26 | 4.851 | 0.009 |
Physical function | 63.58 | 5.78 | 64.54 | 4.06 | 62.60 | 4.66 | 2.193 | 0.114 |
Global score | 80.35 | 3.99 | 80.76 | 2.06 | 83.38 | 1.83 | 19.457 | 0.000 |
6 months follow-up | ||||||||
Pain | 14.19 | 3.60 | 9.22 | 1.28 | 4.76 | 1.00 | 261.243 | 0.000 |
Stiffness | 3.11 | 0.92 | 1.96 | 0.83 | 1.54 | 0.38 | 92.221 | 0.000 |
Physical function | 51.25 | 6.93 | 37.39 | 3.68 | 15.61 | 1.19 | 920.249 | 0.000 |
Global score | 55.90 | 3.68 | 33.61 | 3.53 | 20.64 | 3.70 | 2080.636 | 0.000 |
12 months follow-up | ||||||||
Pain | 14.47 | 1.80 | 7.77 | 2.24 | 2.55 | 1.23 | 929.351 | 0.000 |
Stiffness | 4.31 | 1.16 | 1.95 | 0.46 | 0.53 | 0.09 | 433.882 | 0.000 |
Physical function | 55.88 | 3.00 | 26.54 | 3.57 | 4.54 | 1.18 | 7014.082 | 0.000 |
Global score | 59.96 | 2.89 | 26.78 | 3.23 | 11.97 | 2.45 | 6418.663 | 0.000 |