Table 4 Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and subtypes in patients of short versus normal stature at 6 months following total knee arthroplasty

KOOS

86.50 ± 4.37 [83.37–89.63 (78–93)]

83.50 ± 7.40 [78.75–89.00 (71.00–92.00)]

0.38

Symptom

91.80 ± 4.89 [88.30–95.30 (14–61)]

89.80 ± 10.73 [81.82–97.18 (64–100)]

0.55

Pain

96.50 ± 3.14 [94.26–98.74 (89–100)]

89.40 ± 6.45 [84.79–94.01 (81–100)]

0.02*

ADL

90.00 ± 4.24 [86.96–93.04 (85–96)]

90.10 ± 6.23 [85.65–94.55 (82–99)]

0.97

Sports

54.50 ± 19.36 [40.65–68.35 (25–85)]

40.50 ± 17.71[27.83–53.17 (20–70)]

0.11

QOL

85.70 ± 6.83 [80.81–90.59 (75–94)]

78.90 ± 10.30 [78.00–86.60 (63–94)]

0.09