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Table 6 SF-36 1 year post-operatively. Numbers are mean (SD)

From: Synovectomy during total knee arthroplasty: a pilot single-centre randomised controlled trial

SF-36 domains

No synovectomy

Synovectomy

95% CI

Physical functioning

n = 19

60.0 (26.2)

n = 18

74.1 (25.2)

− 14.10 (− 31.29 to 3.08)

Role-physical

n = 19

64.5 (33.1)

n = 19

77.6 (29.0)

− 13.20 (− 33.60 to 7.30)

Bodily pain

n = 19

59.2 (30.8)

n = 19

72.3 (25.1)

− 13.11 (− 31.62 to 5.41)

General health

n = 19

66.3 (21.7)

n = 19

61.7 (23.1)

4.55 (− 10.22 to 19.31)

Vitality

n = 19

60.2 (18.3)

n = 19

64.5 (23.4)

− 4.28 (− 18.12 to 9.57)

Social functioning

n = 19

71.1 (24.7)

n = 19

84.9 (23.0)

− 13.82 (− 29.54 to 1.91)

Role-emotional

n = 19

86.8 (25.8)

n = 19

82.0 (30.1)

4.82 (− 13.63 to 23.28)

Mental health

n = 19

77.9 (18.5)

n = 19

80.9 (17.5)

− 2.96 (− 14.82 to 8.90)

  1. SF-36 Short Form 36, SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval