Is gap balancing superior to measured resection technique in total knee arthroplasty? A meta-analysis

Arthroplasty

Table 3 Sensitivity analyses of knee society score and functional knee society score

Study	GB			MR			WMD (95% CI)	P
Study	N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	WMD (95% CI)	P
A Knee Society score
All eligible studies							2.72(0.12,5.31)	0.04
Singh [12]	26	89.1	12.9	26	85.9	17.6
Pang [11]	70	85.1	9.3	70	82.4	7.1
Lee HJ [13]	30	94.6	51.8	30	95.1	52.1
Excluding the study with different antecedent pathologies							2.75(0.14, 5.35)	0.04
Singh [12]	26	89.1	12.9	26	85.9	17.6
Pang [11]	70	85.1	9.3	70	82.4	7.1
B Functional Knee Society score
All eligible studies							5.40(2.83,7.97)	< 0.0001
Singh [12]	26	92.4	10.4	26	89.6	14.7
Pang [11]	70	76.7	7.9	26	70.8	8.9
Lee HJ [13]	30	95.5	47.9	30	96.2	48.2
Excluding the study with different antecedent pathologies							5.47(2.88,8.05)	< 0.0001
Singh [12]	26	92.4	10.4	26	89.6	14.7
Pang [11]	70	76.7	7.9	26	70.8	8.9

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