Table 3

Pre-operative Assessment Scores -significance of predicting excellent outcome at three years

Variable

P Value

Pre-operative HHS

< 0.001

SF-36 Physical Function

< 0.001

SF-36 Role Physical

< 0.001

SF-36 Body Pain

< 0.001

SF-36 General Health

< 0.001

SF-36 Emotional Vitality

< 0.001

SF-36 Social Functioning

< 0.001

SF-36 Role Emotional

0.09

SF-36 Mental Health

0.049

Smith et al. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2012 7:13   doi:10.1186/1749-799X-7-13