Table 1 Median values and interquartile range (IQR) of the clinical metrology instruments evaluated throughout the study
Clinical Metrology Instrument | Group | T0 | p |  + 8d | p |  + 15d | p |  + 30d | p |  + 60d | p |  + 90d | p |  + 120d | p |  + 150d | p |  + 180d | p | ||||||||||
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Med | IQR | Med | IQR | Med | IQR | Med | IQR | Med | IQR | Med | IQR | Med | IQR | Med | IQR | Med | IQR | ||||||||||||
CBPI | PIS | BCS + TG | 6.4 | 1,0 | 0.17 | 4,0 | 1.8 | 0.04* | 3,0 | 1.4 | 0.01* | 3.2 | 3.2 |  < 0.01* | 3.4 | 4,0 | 0.02* | 3,0 | 0.6 | 0.03* | 3,0 | 1.4 | 0.04* | 4,0 | 2,0 | 0.03* | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.64 |
BCSG | 5.2 | 0.2 | 5,0 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 6,0 | 1,0 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 5,0 | 0.6 | 4,0 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 6,0 | 1,0 | |||||||||||
TG | 6.6 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 1,0 | 7,0 | 0.8 | 5,0 | 1.2 | 5,0 | 2.8 | 5,0 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 2,0 | 6,0 | 1,0 | |||||||||||
PSS | BCS + TG | 5.3 | 2.3 | 0.17 | 4.25 | 2.25 | 0.03* | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.02* | 3,0 | 1.75 | 0.02* | 4,0 | 3.25 | 0.02* | 4,0 | 1.25 | 0.03* | 4,0 | 1.8 | 0.02* | 4.3 | 2,0 | 0.04* | 5,0 | 1,0 | 0.92 | |
BCSG | 4.5 | 1.5 | 4,0 | 1.75 | 3.8 | 1,0 | 4,0 | 0.75 | 4.8 | 0,0 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 5,0 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 5,0 | 0.5 | |||||||||||
TG | 6,0 | 1.5 | 5.75 | 0.5 | 6,0 | 0.8 | 7,0 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 1.25 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 5,0 | 2.8 | 6,0 | 2.75 | 4.8 | 1.8 | |||||||||||
HVAS | BCS + TG | 5.2 | 2.4 | 0.88 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.01* | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.03* | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.02* | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.03* | 4,0 | 0.5 | 0.04* | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0.88 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.69 | 5.2 | 2,0 | 0.99 | |
BCSG | 4.2 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 1,0 | 4.5 | 1,0 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 1,0 | |||||||||||
TG | 4.4 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 2,0 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 0.8 | |||||||||||
LOAD | BCS + TG | 28,0 | 16,0 | 0.31 | 15,0 | 4,0 | 0.04* | 17,0 | 8,0 | 0.04* | 22,0 | 10,0 | 0.03* | 23,0 | 2,0 | 0.03* | 25,0 | 11,0 | 0.04* | 22,0 | 12,0 | 0.04* | 27,0 | 14,0 | 0.88 | 29,0 | 11,0 | 0.85 | |
BCSG | 26,0 | 2,0 | 22,0 | 3,0 | 21,0 | 2,0 | 21,0 | 3,0 | 25,0 | 0,0 | 25,0 | 2,0 | 25,0 | 3,0 | 23,0 | 4,0 | 23,0 | 3,0 | |||||||||||
TG | 27,0 | 8,0 | 26,0 | 4,0 | 25,0 | 4,0 | 25,0 | 1,0 | 28,0 | 6,0 | 32,0 | 3,0 | 35,0 | 6,0 | 23,0 | 2,0 | 23,0 | 4,0 | |||||||||||
COI | Stiffness | BCS + TG | 8,0 | 2,0 | 0.18 | 5,0 | 2,0 | 0.57 | 4,0 | 3,0 | 0.03* | 4,0 | 4,0 | 0.03* | 5,0 | 0,0 | 0.02* | 6,0 | 4,0 | 0.04* | 8,0 | 4,0 | 0.88 | 8,0 | 4,0 | 0.27 | 8,0 | 4,0 | 0.87 |
BCSG | 6,0 | 2,0 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 4,0 | 3,0 | 4,0 | 1,0 | 6,0 | 2,0 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 7,0 | 3,0 | 7,0 | 2,0 | 7,0 | 3,0 | |||||||||||
TG | 11,0 | 3,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 2,0 | 8,0 | 2,0 | 8,0 | 0,0 | 8,0 | 6,0 | 8,0 | 6,0 | 8,0 | 2,0 | 8,0 | 1,0 | |||||||||||
Function | BCS + TG | 9,0 | 7,0 | 0.3 | 7,0 | 2,0 | 0.75 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 0.02* | 5,0 | 4,0 | 0.04* | 6,0 | 0,0 | 0.03* | 6,0 | 4,0 | 0.04* | 8,0 | 5,0 | 0.83 | 8,0 | 6,0 | 0.58 | 10,0 | 7,0 | 0.82 | |
BCSG | 7,0 | 2,0 | 7,0 | 1,0 | 7,0 | 2,0 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 7,0 | 1,0 | 8,0 | 0,0 | 8,0 | 1,0 | 7,0 | 2,0 | 8,0 | 1,0 | |||||||||||
TG | 11,0 | 5,0 | 8,0 | 7,0 | 8,0 | 3,0 | 8,0 | 4,0 | 8,0 | 0,0 | 8,0 | 6,0 | 8,0 | 7,0 | 8,0 | 4,0 | 8,0 | 0,0 | |||||||||||
Gait | BCS + TG | 12,0 | 5,0 | 0.29 | 10,0 | 4,0 | 0.33 | 8,0 | 7,0 | 0.02* | 8,0 | 5,0 | 0.02* | 9,0 | 1,0 | 0.04* | 9,0 | 3,0 | 0.04* | 10,0 | 7,0 | 0.03* | 10,0 | 6,0 | 0.45 | 11,0 | 4,0 | 0.72 | |
BCSG | 10,0 | 3,0 | 10,0 | 1,0 | 9,0 | 1,0 | 9,0 | 1,0 | 10,0 | 0,0 | 10,0 | 1,0 | 11,0 | 1,0 | 10,0 | 2,0 | 11,0 | 1,0 | |||||||||||
TG | 13,0 | 4,0 | 13,0 | 3,0 | 13,0 | 3,0 | 13,0 | 2,0 | 13,0 | 2,0 | 14,0 | 7,0 | 14,0 | 6,0 | 13,0 | 6,0 | 13,0 | 4,0 | |||||||||||
QOL | BCS + TG | 6,0 | 1,0 | 0.14 | 5,0 | 1,0 | 0.29 | 5,0 | 3,0 | 0.26 | 6,0 | 1,0 | 0.15 | 6,0 | 1,0 | 0.03* | 6,0 | 2,0 | 0.04* | 7,0 | 2,0 | 0.03* | 8,0 | 1,0 | 0.49 | 7,0 | 1,0 | 0.13 | |
BCSG | 6,0 | 0,0 | 6,0 | 1,0 | 6,0 | 1,0 | 5,0 | 1,0 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 6,0 | 1,0 | 6,0 | 1,0 | |||||||||||
TG | 9,0 | 2,0 | 7,0 | 2,0 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 9,0 | 2,0 | 8,0 | 2,0 | 9,0 | 4,0 | 9,0 | 3,0 | 7,0 | 2,0 | 7,0 | 1,0 | |||||||||||
Overall | BCS + TG | 35,0 | 15,0 | 0.13 | 27,0 | 8,0 | 0.01* | 22,0 | 19,0 | 0.03* | 23,0 | 14,0 | 0.02* | 26,0 | 2,0 | 0.04* | 27,0 | 13,0 | 0.01* | 33,0 | 16,0 | 0.04* | 34,0 | 15,0 | 0.04* | 36,0 | 16,0 | 0.6 | |
BCSG | 29,0 | 9,0 | 29,0 | 6,0 | 26,0 | 2,0 | 25,0 | 1,0 | 29,0 | 6,0 | 31,0 | 3,0 | 32,0 | 4,0 | 30,0 | 3,0 | 32,0 | 3,0 | |||||||||||
TG | 44,0 | 13,0 | 36,0 | 20,0 | 36,0 | 11,0 | 38,0 | 6,0 | 37,0 | 4,0 | 39,0 | 25,0 | 39,0 | 23,0 | 36,0 | 15,0 | 36,0 | 4,0 | |||||||||||