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Table 2 Comparison of position errors among the three groups

From: Learning curve of robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty and its effects on implant position in asian patients: a prospective study

Variable

Conventional TKA (n = 50)

Robot-arm assisted TKA (n = 50)

p-value b

Initial stage

Proficiency stage

HKA angle (°) c

1.18 ± 2.06

0.87 ± 1.09

0.44 ± 1.36

0.165

Coronal femoral component (°) c

0.69 ± 1.48

0.55 ± 0.96

0.69 ± 1.10

0.918

Coronal tibial component (°) c

0.21 ± 1.54

0.19 ± 1.06

−0.07 ± 0.68

0.580

Sagittal femoral component (°) d

2.46 ± 2.17

1.94 ± 2.07

2.31 ± 2.53

0.057

Sagittal tibial component (°) d

3.72 ± 2.42

0.86 ± 0.82

0.84 ± 0.77

< 0.001

Femoral component rotation (°) e

−2.11 ± 1.58

1.62 ± 1.12

1.30 ± 0.83

< 0.001

  1. a TKA, total knee arthroplasty; HKA, hip–knee–ankle
  2. b One-way analysis of variance for continuous variables
  3. c A positive value denotes varus alignment
  4. d A positive value denotes extension alignment
  5. e A positive value denotes external rotation