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Table 6 Correlations between SMF, PSF and 4-years KSS-Knee scores

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

Potential predictors surgically modifiable variables

KSS-K

Femoral Joint Line Change max (FJLCmax)

.18**

Femoral Joint Line Change min (FJLCmin)

.12**

Femoral Component Slope (FS)

.06

Tibial Joint Line Change (TJLC)

-.06

Tibial Component Slope (TCS)

.18**

Extension Gap Size Medial (EGSmed)

.06

Extension Gap Size Lateral (EGSlat)

.16**

Extension Gap Difference Med-Lat (EGDM-L)

.21**

Flexion Gap Size Medial (FGSmed)

.01

Flexion Gap Size Lateral (FGSlat)

-.09

Flexion Gap Difference Med-Lat (FGDM-L)

-.09

Flexion-Extension Gap Difference (FEGD)

-.16**

Femoral Offset Changes Medial (FOCmed)

-.11**

Femoral Offset Changes Lateral (FOClat)

-.07

Femoral Rotation (FR)

.11**

Patient-specific factors

 

Body weight

-.11

Body height

-.04**

BMI

-.09**

Age

.00

KSS-K Preoperatively

-.17*

Maximal knee Flexion (MKF) Preoperatively

-.04

Mean (KSS-K) ± SD

87.2 ± 10.3

  1. Potential predictors with a statistically significant linear relationship for (*) p< 0.5 or (**) p< .20 in bold