Research Article

Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty Performed with Midvastus and Medial Parapatellar Approaches in Obese Patients

Table 2

A comparative overview of clinical and perioperative variables under investigation.

VariableGroup value
IaIbIIaIIb

Bleeding (mL)31.35 ± 12.6254.80 ± 17.0428.73 ± 9.4466.23 ± 20.95<0.001
Follow-up (months)38.58 ± 10.9635.12 ± 14.2036.21 ± 13.5239.09 ± 11.380.634
Diameter of thigh (cm)52.92 ± 3.5962.41 ± 4.4652.64 ± 5.8963.82 ± 4.280.573
Diameter of calf (cm)34.83 ± 4.0044.59 ± 3.6837.04 ± 5.3743.82 ± 3.630.639
ES transfusion (units)1.25 ± 0.612.06 ± 0.561.25 ± 0.702.36 ± 0.51<0.001