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Table 5 The thickness of bone recuts

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

 

0 mm

0.5 mm

1 mm

1.5 mm

2 mm

2.5 mm

3 mm

> 3 mm

Distal femur parallel recuts, n (%)

17 (27.9)

7 (11.5)

13 (21.3)

10 (16.4)

12 (19.7)

2 (3.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Posterior femur parallel recuts, n (%)

14 (23.0)

0 (0)

2 (3.3)

3 (4.9)

7 (11.5)

17(27.9)

16 (26.2)

2 (3.3)

Tibia parallel recuts, n (%)

45 (73.8)

2 (3.3)

9 (14.7)

2 (3.3)

3 (4.9)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)