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Table 2 Mean depths of cement penetration (mm)

From: Comparison of different cementing techniques for cement penetration under tibial component in total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective observational study

Side

Coronal plane

HM group

VM group

p value

Sclerotic

Anterior

2.1 ± 0.7

2.2 ± 0.5

0.46

Central

2.0 ± 0.7

2.5 ± 0.7

0.02*

Posterior

2.0 ± 0.7

2.2 ± 0.8

0.55

Nonsclerotic

Anterior

3.0 ± 0.9

2.9 ± 0.8

0.90

Central

3.1 ± 1.0

3.2 ± 0.8

0.62

Posterior

2.2 ± 0.7

2.1 ± 0.9

0.67

Side

Sagittal plane

HM group

VM group

p value

Sclerotic

 

1.9 ± 0.5

2.2 ± 0.5

0.05

Nonsclerotic

 

2.8 ± 0.6

2.8 ± 0.6

0.97

  1. HM hand mixing and hand packing, VM vacuum mixing and use of a cement gun
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Knee Surgery & Related Research

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