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Table 3 Number of interventions during hospital stay and time to posttest and follow-up

From: The effect of continuous passive motion and sling exercise training on clinical and functional outcomes following total knee arthroplasty: a randomized active-controlled clinical study

Variable

ST

CPM

Mean difference

P

 

(n = 19)

(n = 19)

(95% CI)

 

CPM or ST, n

14.2 (2.2)

14.6 (1.8)

−0.46 (−1.8, 0.89)

0.597

Standard physiotherapy, n

8.1 (1.0)

8.4 (0.7)

−0.32 (0.29, −0.90)

0.281

Gait training, n

6.4 (1.3)

6.6 (1.0)

−0.26 (−1.00, 0.47)

0.472

Start day of walking corridor‡

4.0 (1.2)

4.3 (1.2)

−0.31 (−1.10, 0.49)

0.437

Start day of climbing stairs‡

7.5 (1.6)

7.5 (1.6)

<0.01 (−0.99, 0.99)

0.997

Postest, d

9.6 (1.3)

9.5 (0.6)

0.06 (−0.67, 0.78)

0.870

Follow-up, d

95.5 (9.7)

90.7 (8.7)

4.77 (−2.89, 12.44)

0.212

  1. Abbreviations: ST, sling exercise training group; CPM, continuous passive motion group.
  2. ‡ANCOVA: adjusted for sex, weight, age, pain and physical activity.
  3. Values are presented as means (standard deviation).