Author Joint Mean preoperative VAS, cm (SD) Number of patients in group Mean postoperative VAS, cm (SD)
Casale - physiotherapy group Hip, knee 6.3 (1.2) 22 NR*
Casale - physiotherapy + drug group Hip, knee 6.7 (1.3) 22 NR
McHugh Knee 6.9 (2.2) 57 NR
Vuorenmaa Knee 5.8 (1.8) 43 2.9 (2.8)
Weighted Mean VAS Score 6.4   2.9
*Not reported
Table 3: VAS pain scores for patients on arthroplasty waiting lists.