Demographic and clinical characteristics of 77 consecutive patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty using the gun-pressurization or hand-packing techniques
| Characteristic | Cementing method, mean (SD)* | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gun pressurization | Hand packing | ||
| Patients, no. | 39 | 38 | |
| Knees, no. | 41 | 41 | |
| Age, yr | 64.2 (12.3) | 69.3 (12.8) | 0.07 |
| Sex, % female | 69.2 | 68.4 | 0.94 |
| Tibial plate size, mm | 5 | 5 | 0.50 |
| Operating room time, min | 75.9 (18.2) | 67.3 (11.8) | 0.013 |
| Tourniquet time, min | 27.9 (10.6) | 23.5 (4.1) | 0.018 |
| Preoperative functional assessment | |||
| HSS | 61.4 (11.0) | 58.0 (12.0) | 0.20 |
| KSSF | 44.5 (16.5) | 48.6 (16.7) | 0.27 |
| KSSA | 40.8 (16.9) | 34.2 (16.8) | 0.09 |
| ROM | 103.0 (14.5) | 99.6 (22.4) | 0.42 |
HSS = Hospital for Specialty Surgery score; KSSA = Knee Society score, assessment; KSSF = Knee Society score, function; ROM = range of motion; SD = standard deviation.
↵* Unless otherwise indicated.