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Table 3 Subgroup Analysis Results According to Screw Angle

From: Does the anteromedial plate position affect proximal screw length and worsen the clinical outcomes in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy?

 

Screw angle < 48°

Medial plating

(108 knees)

Screw angle ≥48°

Anteromedial plating

(88 knees)

P value

Age (years)

52.8 ± 7.7

54.7 ± 8.7

n.s.

Sex, male: female (n)

34: 74

27: 61

0.904

BMI (kg/m2)

27.3 ± 3.8

25.9 ± 3.4

n.s.

Proximal screw length (mm)

66.8 ± 6.2

59.0 ± 7.6

< 0.001

Lysholm score

72.9 ± 20.8

73.8 ± 21.7

0.116

IKDC subjective score

61.7 ± 19.1

60.9 ± 18.8

0.227

Tegner activity score

3.6 ± 1.4

3.9 ± 1.3

0.435

Complications

   

Hinge fracture

15 (13.9%)

17 (19.3%)

0.39

Neurovascular injury

0

0

n.s

Infection

0

0

n.s

  1. Values are shown as mean ± standard deviation except those for sex. IKDC, International Knee Documentation Committee