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Table 4 Planned and postoperative lower limb radiographic measurements along with the correction accuracy and its significance

From: Double-level knee valgization osteotomy has high survivorship and a low complication rate in a single-center series of 58 cases with a mean clinical follow-up of 10 years

 

Planned values

Postoperative values

Correction accuracy

p-Values

mTFA (degrees)

0.7 ± 1.1 [0.5, 0.9]

−0.4 ± 3.4 [−1.1, 0.2]

1.1 ± 3.5 [0.4, 1.8]

p = 0.01

mLDFA (degrees)

86.1 ± 2.3 [85.6, 86.5]

86.7 ± 2.5 [86.2, 87.2]

0.6 ± 2.5 [1.3, 3.4]

p = 0.04

MPTA (degrees)

91 ± 2.0 [90.6, 91.4]

90 ± 2.5 [89.6, 90.5]

1 ± 2.5 [0.3, 5.2]

p = 0.04

Mikulicz (%)

52.9 ± 4.3 [52.1, 53.7]

47.7 ± 14.7 [44.8, 50.5]

5.2 ± 15.7 [3.2, 9.2]

p = 0.006

  1. *The correction accuracy values are reported as absolute the delta values = postoperative − planned
  2. mTFA mechanical tibiofemoral angle, mLDFA mechanical lateral distal femoral angle, MPTA medial proximal tibial angle, Mikulicz Mikulicz line percentage