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Table 2 Change in HKA angle

From: Perioperative varus alignment does not affect short-term patient-reported outcome measures following mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

 

Pre-HKA angle

Post-HKA angle

ΔHKA

Classification 1 (preoperative)

   

Severe varus group

188.5° ± 2.9°

185.1° ± 3.3°

3.4° ± 3.5°

Mild varus group

182.2° ± 2.0°

181.7° ± 2.3°

0.5° ± 1.4°

p value

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

Classification 2 (postoperative)

   

Severe varus group

189.0° ± 3.6°

187.4° ± 2.0°

1.5° ± 3.5°

Mild varus group

184.3° ± 3.4°

182.0° ± 2.3°

2.3° ± 2.9°

p value

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

0.34

  1. HKA, hip-knee-ankle; Post, postoperative; Pre, preoperative