Table 3 Weeks until effect was reached and general effect 6 months postoperatively
Weeks until effect was reached | Daily routine | Pain | Mobility | |||
Weeks mean | 9.6 | 5.1 | 8.1 | |||
Weeks SD | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | |||
Not yet better | 6.0% | 4.9% | 5.6% | |||
Effect 6 month postoperatively | Frequency | % | Frequency | % | Frequency | % |
Much worse | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 |
Worse | 7 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.1 | 5 | 1.8 |
Similar | 21 | 7.7 | 7 | 2.6 | 18 | 6.6 |
Better | 90 | 32.8 | 50 | 18.3 | 98 | 35.8 |
Much better | 156 | 56.9 | 213 | 78.0 | 150 | 54.7 |