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Table 4 Correlation matrix of knee alignment variables in varus knees with tibia valga

From: Prevalence of extra-articular tibia valga morphology in valgus knees and its implications for primary total knee arthroplasty

  

HKA

mLDFA

mMPTA

JLCA

CORA-tibia

HKA

Spearman’s rho

p value

mLDFA

Spearman’s rho

0.3284

p value

 < 0.001

mMPTA

Spearman’s rho

0.5990

–0.0167

p value

 < 0.001

0.690

JLCA

Spearman’s rho

0.5932

0.0526

0.2046

p value

 < 0.001

0.208

 < .001

CORA-tibia

Spearman’s rho

−0.0412

−0.0056

0.1185

0.0721

p value

0.325

0.894

0.004

0.084

  1. HKA Hip–knee–ankle, mLDFA mechanical lateral distal femoral angle, mMPTA mechanical medial proximal tibial angle, JLCA joint line convergence angle, CORA-tibia centre of rotation angulation of tibia in valgus. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant