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Table 2 Postoperative alterations in gait function and muscle strength

From: Association of preoperative variables of ipsilateral hip abductor muscles with gait function after total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective study

 

Preoperative

6 months

P values

Cohen’s d

Gait speed (cm/sec)

 mean (standard deviation), 95% confidence interval

80.6 (32.6), 70.4, 90.7

105.2 (24.1), 97.7, 112.7

<  0.001

0.85

Timed Up-and-Go test (sec)

 mean (standard deviation), 95% confidence interval

16.7 (16.3), 11.6, 21.8

9.0 (3.5), 7.9, 10.1

<  0.001

0.63

Ipsilateral hip abductor strength (Nm/kg)

 mean (standard deviation), 95% confidence interval

0.41 (0.21), 0.35, 0.48

0.69 (0.23), 0.61, 0.76

<  0.001

1.24