Clinical Study

Patella Eversion Reduces Early Knee Range of Motion and Muscle Torque Recovery after Total Knee Arthroplasty: Comparison between Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty and Conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty

Table 2

Clinical results.

MIS-TKAConventional TKA 𝑃 value

Mean tourniquet time (min) 9 8 . 9 ± 1 8 . 2 8 8 . 6 ± 1 4 . 6 N.S
Total blood loss (ml) 5 4 8 ± 3 4 8 6 3 1 ± 3 3 5 N.S
Possible SLR (day) 1 . 0 2 ± 0 . 1 4 2 . 1 3 ± 2 . 3 0 𝑃 < . 0 5
HSS knee score 8 9 . 0 ± 7 . 5 8 7 . 3 ± 7 . 1 N.S
Knee extension (degree) 2 . 0 ± 3 . 1 3 . 0 ± 4 . 1 N.S
Knee flexion (degree) 1 3 0 ± 8 . 1 1 2 6 ± 6 . 5 N.S

SLR: straight leg raise.