Research Article

Productivity Improvements in Hip and Knee Surgery

Table 1

Hip and knee surgery before matching.

HipKnee
TreatmentControlS DiffTreatment ControlS Diff

ADL limitations0.650.77−10.380.460.79−28.85
IADL limitations0.320.54−23.390.240.55−34.98
Mobility limitations1.982.12−8.631.952.13−11.61
Large muscle index 2.072.31−18.232.102.31−16.42
Fine motor index0.370.44−10.050.270.45−26.33
Gross motor index1.011.19−12.370.911.20−21.23
Pain0.320.35−6.730.350.35−1.12
Pain restrict0.270.31−9.660.280.31−6.43
Pain moderate0.190.190.470.190.191.20
Pain severe0.070.11−11.760.090.11−4.06
Age69.8268.7012.0368.1968.87−7.14
Black0.080.22−38.250.130.21−23.65
Hispanic0.040.10−23.630.060.10−14.70
Other race0.010.05−20.980.030.05−12.28
Female0.610.70−17.710.660.70−8.14
Married0.660.5423.920.660.5425.14
Education 12 yrs0.360.3110.100.360.319.93
Education 13–15 yrs0.240.1716.700.210.179.65
Education 16+ yrs0.220.1324.770.180.1314.88
Fair/poor health0.300.55−51.310.350.55−41.85
Obese0.330.37−7.950.490.3724.20
Earnings7.806.066.979.486.0113.77
Income47.6033.0420.2045.8132.8217.61
Employed0.250.227.070.300.2218.47
Insurance0.990.9523.990.980.9518.23
Year4.083.908.724.173.9113.41

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