Objective quantification of ligament balancing using VERASENSE in measured resection and modified gap balance total knee arthroplasty

Table 5 Comparison of intra-observer and inter-observer consistency in Radiologic measurements

Observer	A-A		A-B		A-C		B-C
Observer	ICC^¥	P-value^a	ICC	P-value	ICC	P-value	ICC	P-value
MA^b	0.934	0.005	0.862	0.014	0.871	0.009	0.864	0.015
FTA^c	0.944	0.004	0.877	0.008	0.854	0.012	0.869	0.010
PTS^d	0.962	0.005	0.812	0.018	0.828	0.022	0.836	0.015
α	0.952	0.002	0.834	0.012	0.852	0.011	0.847	0.007
β	0.961	0.001	0.882	0.010	0.904	0.005	0.891	0.009
γ	0.918	0.010	0.807	0.024	0.833	0.019	0.829	0.022
δ	0.933	0.005	0.856	0.010	0.872	0.009	0.886	0.005

^aPearson’s-correlation test. The p values of < 0.05 was considered significant
^bMA Mechanical Axis, ^cFTA FemoroTibial Angle, ^dPTS Posterior Tibial Slope, α Coronal medial inclination of femoral component, β Coronal medial inclination of tibial component, γ Sagittal inclination of femoral component, δ Sagittal inclination of tibial component, ^¥ICC Intra-class Correlation Coefficient

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