Does stature of female affect Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score following knee arthroplasty surgery: an observational pilot study

Abstract Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) occurs frequently in females. So far, no study has evaluated postoperative outcome measures females based on body height. We aimed to evaluate pain relief and Injury Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) at 6 months women following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). In this prospective, observational pilot study, 20 women, 50–70 years, American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status I II, undergoing TKA surgery were enrolled. The patients allocated Group ( n = 10), with a height less than 153 cm, II greater cm. All received paracetamol, diclofenac, epidural analgesia postoperatively for up 72 h. primary was comparison KOOS scores from preoperative baseline value TKA. Results demographics, KOOS, waist-hip ratio, range motion similar. mean ± standard deviation (SD) (range) 149.85 3.28 (142.5–152.5) cm versus 157.25 2.99 (155–165) p 0.001. score improved both Groups as compared the respective baseline. At months, 96.50 3.14 [94.26–98.74 (89–100)] 89.40 6.45 [84.79–94.01 (81–100)] 0.02. Conclusions Postoperative superior short stature normal surgery.