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Table 6 Postoperative range of motion of the knee and radiographic evaluations in Group A, B, C, and D at 60° 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)

 − 0.8 ± 2.3

 − 0.5 ± 2.2

 − 0.7 ± 1.7

 − 0.7 ± 1.8

0.90

 Maximum flexion (degrees)

124.5 ± 10.9

122.1 ± 15.0

124.6 ± 7.6

122.8 ± 13.2

0.79

Postoperative HKA angle (degrees)

179.3 ± 1.8

179.8 ± 2.3

178.9 ± 2.0

179.0 ± 2.0

0.30

Femoral varus angle (degrees)

0.5 ± 1.5

0.3 ± 1.6

0.6 ± 2.1

0.8 ± 2.0

0.54

Femoral flexion angle (degrees)

4.8 ± 2.4

4.4 ± 2.3

4.4 ± 3.0

4.6 ± 3.4

0.95

Femoral external rotational angle (degrees)

0.4 ± 1.8

 − 0.4 ± 1.8

0.4 ± 1.0

0.1 ± 1.8

0.14

Tibial varus angle (degrees)

0.3 ± 1.3

 − 0.1 ± 1.3

0.3 ± 1.2

0.1 ± 1.2

0.60

Tibial posterior slope angle (degrees)

3.1 ± 1.4

3.3 ± 1.8

2.7 ± 2.0

3.2 ± 1.6

0.56

Tibial external rotational angle (degrees)

2.9 ± 4.5

3.4 ± 3.0

3.1 ± 4.6

3.2 ± 4.6

0.95

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  2. HKA hip–knee–ankle