Research Article

The Impact of an Intact Infrapatellar Fat Pad on Outcomes after Total Knee Arthroplasty

Table 4

Standardised pain and function scores in patients that could and could not kneel at 12 months after Total Knee Arthroplasty.

ScoreOverallAble to kneelUnable to kneel
NumberStandardised score (95% CI)NumberStandardised score (95% CI)NumberStandardised score (95% CI)

Pain600.90 (0.86 to 0.94)430.91 (0.87 to 0.95)#170.85 (0.74 to 0.96)
Function600.89 (0.86 to 0.92)430.91 (0.88 to 0.94)170.83 (0.74 to 0.90)

Pain is the summation of questions 1, 4, 5, 8, and 9 of the OKS; function is the summation of questions 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, and 12 of the OKS. #There was a nonsignificant difference between the pain scores of the patients that could kneel and those that could not (). There was a significant difference in function scores between the group of patients that can kneel and those who cannot ().