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Table 3 Correlations between surgically modifiable factors (SMF) and 4-years KSS-F scores

From: Surgically modifiable factors measured by computer-navigation together with patient-specific factors predict knee society score after total knee arthroplasty

Potential Predictor (Surgically modifiable variables) KSS-F FJLCmax FJLCmin FS TJLC TCS EGSmed EGSlat EGDM-L FGSmed FGSlat FGDM-L FEGD FOCmed FOClat FR
Femoral Joint Line Change max (FJLCmax) .25 *                
Femoral Joint Line Change min (FJLCmin) .29 * .52*               
Femoral Component Slope (FS) -.04 -.06 -.23*              
Tibial Joint Line Change (TJLC) -.02 -.37* -.16 -.14             
Tibial Component Slope (TCS) .22 * .07 -.02 .30* -.00            
Extension Gap Size Medial (EGSmed) .05 .07 -.00 .00 -.24* -.02           
Extension Gap Size Lateral (EGSlat) .03 .32* -.17 .17 -.33* .14 .20          
Extension Gap Difference Med-Lat (EGDM-L) .08 -.04 .13 -.02 .00 .03 -.22* .31*         
Flexion Gap Size Medial (FGSmed) .05 -.29* -.15 .08 .17 -.09 -.07 -.16 -.11        
Flexion Gap Size Lateral (FGSlat) -.04 -.30* -.02 .08 .13 -.12 -.08 -.18 -.03 .71*       
Flexion Gap Difference Med-Lat (FGDM-L) .16 ** .05 .06 -.01 .09 .04 .00 .05 .08 .05 -.41*      
Flexion-Extension Gap Difference (FEGD) -.02 -.36* -.02 -.03 .37* -.07 -.34* -.53* -.02 .54* .62* -.18     
Femoral Offset Changes Medial (FOCmed) -.17 ** .25* .11 -.00 -.36* .05 .26* .17 -.02 -.29* -.54* .31* -.45*    
Femoral Offset Changes Lateral (FOClat) -.14 ** .33* .12 -.00 -.33* .07 .25* .23* .03 -.36* -.50* .30* -.45* .90*   
Femoral Rotation (FR) .05 .16 .07 -.03 .16 -.01 -.08 .05 .09 -.05 .18 -.04 .08 -.33* .08  
Mean ± SD 85.2 ± 15.6 1.5 ± 1.9 0.7 ± 2.3 0.1 ± 1.2 3.0 ± 1.7 3.9 ± 1.1 0.6 ± 1.2 1.7 ± 2.1 1.9 ± 1.4 3.1 ± 1.4 2.8 ± 1.6 0.7 ± 0.9 2.2 ± 1.6 2.6 ± 2.7 0.3 ± 2.5 3.4 ± 1.3
  1. (*) p < .05; (**) p < .20 (Statistically significant linear relationship to 4-Y KSS-F in bold)
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