Research Article

Revision Surgery in Total Joint Replacement Is Cost-Intensive

Table 2

Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) and Euro-Qol 5D-5L (EQ-5D) for revision and primary total hip and knee arthroplasty preoperative and 1 year after surgery.

Joint replacementEQ-5D
preop
EQ-5D
postop
WOMAC
preop
WOMAC
postop
Pain
preop
Pain
postop
Stiffness
preop
Stiffness
postop
Function
preop
Function
postop

Hip  
Revision
mean0.500.7141.1768.0740.0076.0044.9169.6840.8465.00
SD0.250.2720.4322.8723.4722.7228.4822.7721.0724.64

Hip  
Primary
mean0.540.8538.0684.0036.2286.2840.6381.8537.8382.68
SD0.240.2017.3518.3619.9817.4021.6321.5318.5720.06

p-value0.45<0.0010.37<0.0010.310.0010.31<0.0010.40<0.001

Knee  
Revision
mean0.590.7143.4163.1840.8164.9344.7761.2144.3263.24
SD0.200.2314.8423.6218.2925.5223.0224.7315.8223.67

Knee  
Primary
mean0.510.7837.7670.5734.1474.3136.2965.0038.8569.81
SD0.210.1912.4519.1214.3218.2021.3220.5213.6119.62

p-value0.100.080.050.060.040.020.060.340.07<0.10

For quantitative data values are given as mean (SD = standard deviation). preop = preoperative. postop = postoperative.