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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: Using sequential bone cutting to titrate soft tissue balance in total knee arthroplasty effectively minimizes soft tissue release

Variable

Total (n = 106)

Non-severe (n = 76)

Severe (n = 30)

p-value

Sex, female, n (%)

85 (80.2)

61 (80.3)

24 (80.0)

1.000

Side, left, n (%)

57 (53.8)

44 (57.9)

13 (43.3)

0.199

Mean age, yrs (range; SD)

67.6 (50 to 87; 6.8)

67.5 (53 to 82;6.4)

66.8 (50 to 87;7.8)

0.642

Mean BMI, kg/m2 (range; SD)

26.8 (19.2 to 41.5; 3.7)

26.7 (19.2 to 39.4;3.8)

27.1 (21.5 to 41.5;3.5)

0.647

Preoperative flexion contracture, ° (range; SD)

10.2 (-10 to 23; 5.6)

9.7 (-4 to 20; 5.0)

11.5 (-10 to 23;7.0)

0.131

Preoperative HKA,

° (range; SD)

7.6 (1.5 to 19; 3.9)

5.7 (1.5 to 9; 2.0)

12.6 (10 to 19; 2.7)

< 0.001

  1. BMI, body mass index; HKA, hip-knee-ankle angle