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Table 4 Additional adjustments of the unbalanced knees between non-severe and severe deformity groups

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

Variable

Total

(n = 61)

Non-severe

(n = 38)

Severe

(n = 23)

p-value

Soft tissue releases, n (%)

24 (39.3)

5 (13.2)

19 (82.4)

< 0.001

Bone recuts, n (%)

   

0.002

 1

46 (75.4)

34 (89.5)

12 (52.6)

 

 2

14 (23.0)

4 (10.5)

10 (42.1)

 

 3

1 (1.6)

0 (0)

1 (5.3)