Table 3 Preoperative Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and subtypes in patients of short versus normal stature scheduled for total knee arthroplasty

KOOS

30.80 ± 9.82 [24.75–37.25 (18–50)

30.10 ± 11.03 [21.75–35.25 (13–51)]

0.91

Symptoms

33.60 ± 14.20 [23.44–43.76 (14–61)]

33.60 ± 16.42 [21.85–45.35 (11–61)]

1.00

Pain

36.20 ± 16.92 [24.09–48.31 (17–67)]

33.70 ± 11.04 [25.75–44.75 (19–47)]

0.91

ADL

33.30 ± 10.08 [26.08–40.52 (15–47) ]

30.70 ± 14.14 [20.59–40.81 (7–56)]

0.64

Sports

8.50 ± 11.32 [0.40–16.60 (0–25)]

5.00 ± 6.24 [0.54–9.46 (0–15)]

0.74

QOL

28.80 ± 12.71[19.71–37.89 (13–56)]

25.00 ± 12.07[16.37–33.63 (0–44)]

0.61