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Table 4 Postoperative radiological results (means ± SD): Slope in the NexGen group is aimed to be 7° and 0° in the Scorpio group (mLDFA: mechanical lateral distal femur angle, MPTA: medial proximal tibia angle)

From: Navigation of total knee arthroplasty: rotation of components and clinical results in a prospectively randomized study

Parameter/Group

(1) NexGen Control

(2) NexGen navigated

(3) Scorpio navigated

Mechanical femoro-tibial axis

0.8° ± 2.7°

1.0° ± 3.1°

-0.6° ± 2.6°

mLDFA

89.5° ± 2.5°

89.5° ± 1.5°

90.0° ± 1.3°

Rotational alignment femoral component

-0.9° ± 6.5°

0.2° ± 5.4°

-0.8° ± 4.5°

MPTA

89.1° ± 1.7°

88.9° ± 2.1°

90.0° ± 1.6°

Rotational alignment tibial component

-1.6° ± 6.1°

-0.6° ± 5.0°

-2.1° ± 4.2°

Tibial Slope

-4.0° ± 2.6°

-4.6° ± 2.3°

-2.2° ± 2.1°