Research Article
Comparison of Clinical and Biomechanical Outcomes between Partial Fibulectomy and Drug Conservative Treatment for Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
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Changing trend of clinical outcomes before upper partial fibulectomy and during the 1-year follow-up. (a) VAS pain score. (b) HSS knee score. (c) Passive flexion/extension ROM. Blue denotes a significant difference compared with the preoperative value in the drug group ( denotes ; denotes ). Red denotes a significant difference compared with the preoperative value in the fibulectomy group ( denotes ; denotes ). VAS: visual analog scale; HSS: Hospital for Special Surgery; ROM: range of motion.
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