From: Magnitude and meaningfulness of change in SF-36 scores in four types of orthopedic surgery
Group | Number of participants (% of baseline) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Baseline | 3 months | 6 months | 1 year | 2 years | 5 years |
Total hip replacement (controls) | 110 | - | 74 (67%) | - | - | 71 (65%) |
Total hip replacement (patients) | 274 | - | 222 (81%) | - | - | 179 (65%) |
Total knee replacement | 105 | - | 94 (90%) | 87 (83%) | - | 80 (76%) |
Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy | 74 | 63 (85%) | - | - | - | - |
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 62 | - | 62 (100%) | 55 (89%) | 46 (74%) | - |