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Table 3 Time and rate of return to work and sports

From: Change in quality of life and return to work and sports after isolated closing-wedge distal femoral osteotomy

 

Preoperative

Postoperative

p value

Time (month)

Rate

Work

   

Return to work

 Sedentary

3

3

0.988

0.88 ± 0.25

100%

 Light

11

11

 

1.20 ± 0.41

100%

 Moderate

12

13

 

2.17 ± 0.57

100%

 Heavy

6

5

 

3.37 ± 0.86

83.33%

 Overall

32

32

 

1.89 ± 0.98

96.86%

Sports

   

Return to sports

 Low impact

8

12

0.599

5.60 ± 1.35

100%

 Moderate impact

10

8

 

6.87 ± 1.93

70%

 High impact

5

3

 

8.45 ± 3.06

60%

 Overall

23

23

 

6.50 ± 2.05

78.26%