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Table 5 The prevalence of arthroplasty in TKR proband siblings stratified by unilateral versus bilateral joint replacement

From: Hip joint replacement surgery for idiopathic osteoarthritis aggregates in families

Probands (n = 486; mean age in females/males, years [SD])

TKR proband siblings (n = 1208)

 

UKR

BKR

Unaffected

Total

UKR (n = 300; 70.1 [7.2]/70.5 [6.7])

16 (2.0%)

8 (1.0%)

743 (94.1%)

790

BKR (n = 186; 69.8 [8.3]/69.4 [9.6])

12 (2.9%)

4(0.9%)

392 (93.8%)

418

Total

28

12

1,133

1,208

  1. χ2 (3 degrees of freedom) = 1.39, P > 0.5. BKR, bilateral knee replacement; SD, standard deviation; TKR, total knee replacement; UKR, unilateral knee replacement.