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Table 3 Comparisons of clinical and radiological outcomes between pre-operative and 2 years postoperative

From: Assessment of valgus laxity after release of the medial structure in medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy: an in vivo biomechanical study using quantitative valgus stress radiography

 

Pre-operative

2 years postoperative

p valuea

JOA score (points)

65.5 (10.1)

91.1 (8.3)

< 0.0001

FTA (°)

179.6 (3.3)

169.6 (2.3)

< 0.0001

HKA (°)

−4.5 (2.9)

3.7 (1.9)

< 0.0001

MA (%)

27.4 (12.6)

69.7 (13.0)

< 0.0001

MPTA (°)

85.5 (2.8)

93.3 (2.5)

< 0.0001

Insall-Salvati ratio (%)

0.9 (0.1)

0.9 (0.1)

N.S.

PTS (°)

8.5 (3.2)

11.0 (3.4)

< 0.0001

  1. JOA score Japanese Orthopaedic Association score for osteoarthritic knee, FTA lateral femorotibial angle, HKA hip knee angle, MA mechanical axis, MPTA medial proximal tibial angle, PTS posterior tibial slope.
  2. aSignificance levels with Student’s t-test
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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