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Table 3 Comparison of the TEA-PCA angle with and without cartilage between Korean males and females in the varus knee

From: Effect of the presence of the articular cartilage on the femoral component rotation in total knee arthroplasty in female and varus osteoarthritis knees

Parameter

Whole patients (n = 635), mean ± SD (range)

Female (n = 506), mean ± SD (range)

Male (n = 129), mean ± SD (range)

p value

TEA-PCA (with cartilage)

2.5 ± 0.9 (− 2.6, 3.9)

2.4 ± 0.9 (− 1.6, 3.5)

2.6 ± 0.9 (− 2.6, 3.9)

0.11n.s

TEA-PCA (without cartilage)

2.6 ± 1.0 (− 1.6, 8.6)

2.6 ± 1.1 (− 0.6, 8.6)

2.6 ± 1.0 (− 1.6, 4.3)

0.90n.s

 

< 0.05

< 0.05

0.97n.s

 
  1. n.s non-significant