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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 variable | Conventional | Robotic | value |
| Pre-op VAS pain | 62 (18) | 44 (22) | 0.001 | 1-week post-op VAS pain | 60 (18) | 53 (18) | 0.146 | 2-week post-op VAS pain | 46 (20) | 39 (15) | 0.234 | 3-week post-op VAS pain | 39 (19) | 26 (16) | 0.018 | 6-week post-op VAS pain | 23 (16) | 18 (16) | 0.370 | 12-week post-op VAS pain | 21 (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 |
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