Comparison of Clinical and Biomechanical Outcomes between Partial Fibulectomy and Drug Conservative Treatment for Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
Table 2
Intergroup comparison of clinical outcomes.
Drug group
Fibulectomy group
value
VAS pain score§
Before treatment
5.02 ± 1.31
5.20 ± 0.96
0.433
After 1 month
2.15 ± 0.50
1.27 ± 1.04
<0.001
After 3 months
1.88 ± 0.49
0.96 ± 0.68
<0.001
After 6 months
2.29 ± 0.97
0.86 ± 0.54
<0.001
After 1 year
2.29 ± 1.13
0.73 ± 0.64
<0.001
HSS knee score§
Before treatment
66.81 ± 7.32
65.57 ± 8.29
0.437
After 1 month
83.54 ± 3.97
89.63 ± 3.46
<0.001
After 3 months
85.38 ± 3.08
90.90 ± 3.56
<0.001
After 6 months
85.04 ± 2.75
91.71 ± 3.54
<0.001
After 1 year
84.58 ± 2.83
92.39 ± 3.03
<0.001
Passive knee ROM§ (°)
Before treatment
117.92 ± 6.83
117.55 ± 9.95
0.834
After 1 month
118.54 ± 7.14
117.35 ± 10.01
0.501
After 3 months
117.92 ± 5.44
117.86 ± 9.68
0.970
After 6 months
118.33 ± 6.30
118.88 ± 8.43
0.720
After 1 year
118.13 ± 7.04
118.88 ± 7.38
0.609
TKA incidence∂
5/48
0/49
0.027
VAS: visual analog scale; HSS: Hospital for Special Surgery; passive knee ROM: passive flexion/extension range of motion of the knee joint; §multivariate analysis of variance; ∂Fisher’s exact test.
