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Robotic Assistance in Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Results in Superior Early Functional Recovery and Is More Likely to Meet Patient Expectations

Table 4

A summary of VAS scores and opioid usage.

Dependent variableConventionalRobotic value

Pre-op VAS pain62 (18)44 (22)0.001
1-week post-op VAS pain60 (18)53 (18)0.146
2-week post-op VAS pain46 (20)39 (15)0.234
3-week post-op VAS pain39 (19)26 (16)0.018
6-week post-op VAS pain23 (16)18 (16)0.370
12-week post-op VAS pain21 (21)16 (16)0.552
Pre-op opioid usage (MME)6 (7)8(8)0.282
Post-op opioid usage (MME)660 (237)714 (268)0.320