Skip to main content

Table 2 Intraoperative tibial rotation relative to the femur in elderly and nonelderly patients and comparison between elderly patients (aged ≥75 years) and nonelderly patients (aged < 75 years)

From: Intraoperative rotational kinematics and its influence on postoperative clinical outcomes differ according to age in Unicompartmental knee Arthroplasty

Tibial internal rotation angle

Elderly

Non-elderly

P value

Extension~max Flexion

9.0 (11.4)

13.5 (11.1)

0.041*

 Extension~ 90°

3.8 (7.3)

5.8 (8.7)

0.215

 90° ~ max Flexion

5.2 (5.4)

7.7 (4.8)

0.013*

  1. Data presented as Average (Standard deviation)
  2. *statistically significant (p < 0.05)
  3. max maximum