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Table 3 Maximum 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

3.6 ± 0.9

3.9 ± 1.0

0.31

Central

4.0 ± 0.9

5.0 ± 1.6

0.02*

Posterior

3.6 ± 1.1

4.3 ± 1.5

0.10

Nonsclerotic

Anterior

4.6 ± 1.8

4.8 ± 1.5

0.75

Central

4.7 ± 1.3

5.6 ± 1.7

0.06

Posterior

3.8 ± 1.2

4.0 ± 1.8

0.67

Side

3D CT image

HM group

VM group

p value

Sclerotic

 

4.8 ± 0.4

5.9 ± 0.4

0.01*

Nonsclerotic

 

5.5 ± 1.4

5.8 ± 1.0

0.39

  1. HM hand mixing and hand packing, VM vacuum mixing and use of a cement gun, 3D CT three-dimensional computed tomography