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Table 5 Postoperative range of motion of the knee and radiographic evaluations in Group A, B, C, and D at 30° flexion

From: Both intraoperative medial and lateral soft tissue balances influence intraoperative rotational knee kinematics in bi-cruciate stabilized total knee arthroplasty: A retrospective investigation

 

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

P value

Range of motion at 1 year postoperatively

 Maximum extension (degrees)

 − 0.5 ± 2.5

 − 0.4 ± 1.7

 − 0.5 ± 1.6

 − 1.1 ± 1.9

0.40

 Maximum flexion (degrees)

125.2 ± 10.9

122.1 ± 16.2

127.0 ± 3.5

122.4 ± 10.1

0.48

Postoperative HKA angle (degrees)

179.2 ± 2.1

179.8 ± 2.1

179.3 ± 1.4

178.8 ± 2.0

0.08

Femoral varus angle (degrees)

0.7 ± 1.5

0.1 ± 1.5

0.1 ± 2.0

1.0 ± 2.0

0.04a

Femoral flexion angle (degrees)

4.5 ± 2.2

4.7 ± 2.6

5.1 ± 3.7

4.5 ± 3.2

0.91

Femoral external rotational angle (degrees)

0.2 ± 1.5

 − 0.1 ± 1.8

0.9 ± 0.9

0.1 ± 1.8

0.38

Tibial varus angle (degrees)

0.2 ± 1.3

0.1 ± 1.2

0.4 ± 1.0

0.2 ± 1.3

0.88

Tibial posterior slope angle (degrees)

3.1 ± 1.7

3.2 ± 1.6

3.4 ± 11.7

3.0 ± 1.6

0.86

Tibial external rotational angle (degrees)

2.7 ± 5.0

4.2 ± 3.5

3.6 ± 3.6

2.6 ± 4.2

0.20

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  2. HKA Hip–knee–ankle
  3. a Statistically significant (Group B vs Group D)