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Table 4 Functional Outcome Scores of Patients with and without Chemoprophylaxis

From: Chemoprophylaxis in addition to mechanical prophylaxis after total knee arthroplasty surgery does not reduce the incidence of venous thromboembolism

Type of Outcome

With chemical prophylaxis

Without chemical prophylaxis

P-value

Post-Op 6 months SF-36 PCS

85.6

82.5

0.682

Post-Op 6 months SF-36 MCS

78.6

94.3

0.00

Post-Op 6 months WOMAC

82.6

83.0

0.914

Post-Op 12 months SF-36 PCS

76.0

74.4

0.118

Post-Op 12 months SF-36 MCS

82.4

68.8

0.00

Post-Op 12 months WOMAC

70.8

72.3

0.567

Post-Op 24 months SF-36 PCS

55.3

55.8

0.573

Post-Op 24 months SF-36 MCS

61.7

54.6

0.006

Post-Op 24 months WOMAC

51.9

56.5

0.08