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Table 2 Most important personalized outcomes for surgery in frequency order

From: Personalized outcomes for hip and knee replacement: the patients point of view

 

Total

n = 224

Knee replacement

n = 119

Hip replacement

n = 105

p

Ability to walk without pain/discomfort

127 (56.7)

70 (58.8%)

57 (54.3%)

0.50

Pain relief

114 (50.9)

52 (43.7%)

62 (59.1%)

0.02

Ability to return to an active lifestyle (e.g., exercise, swimming, hiking)

80 (35.7)

40 (33.6%)

40 (38.1%)

0.49

Ability to return to leisure time activities (e.g., hobbies, gardening, games)

51 (22.8)

27 (22.7%)

24 (22.9%)

0.99

Ability to go up and down stairs without pain

48 (21.4)

35 (29.4%)

13 (12.4%)

0.002

Ability to sleep through the night

34 (15.2)

14 (11.8%)

20 (19.1%)

0.15

Improved ability to do work around my home

34 (15.2)

17 (14.3%)

17 (16.2%)

0.71

Improved ability to care for myself (dressing, getting socks/shoes on)

30 (13.4)

15 (12.6%)

15 (14.3%)

0.84

Increased strength

23 (10.3)

14 (11.8%)

9 (8.6%)

0.51

Improved flexibility

21 (9.4)

11 (9.2%)

10 (9.5%)

0.99

Ability to return to favorite sports activities (e.g. golf, softball)

21 (9.4)

11 (9.2%)

10 (9.5%)

0.99

Ability to return to work

20 (8.9)

13 (10.9%)

7 (6.7%)

0.35

Decreased numbness or weakness in my legs

8 (3.6)

5 (4.2%)

3 (2.9%)

0.73

Ability to sit comfortably

8 (3.6)

2 (1.7%)

6 (5.7%)

0.15

Improved relationships

5 (2.2)

3 (2.5%)

2 (1.9%)

0.99

Improved mental health

5 (2.2)

3 (2.5%)

2 (1.9%)

0.99

Ability to drive a car

4 (1.8)

3 (2.5%)

1 (1.0%)

0.62

  1. Cell entries are the percentage of patients selecting an outcome as one of their three most important outcomes. Item order is based on item endorsement percentages from the pooled knee and hip data
  2. p value from Fisher’s exact test