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Table 2 Evaluation parameters

From: The morphology of the femoral posterior condyle affects the external rotation of the femur

Parameters

 
 

Mean ± SD

95%CI

External rotation angle

 0–20° knee flexion

9.2 ± 3.7

8.0–10.4

 20–120° knee flexion

12.8 ± 6.2

10.9–14.8

 0–120° knee flexion

22.0 ± 5.7

20.2–23.8

Femoral morphology

 LFC inclination angle

7.8 ± 7.2

5.6–10.1

 MFC inclination angle

0.8 ± 5.9

-1.1–2.7

 Ratio of radii of posterior condyles

1.0 ± 0.1

1.0–1.0

 Spherical Condylar Angle

1.8 ± 1.0

1.5–2.1

 Posterior Condylar Angle

3.1 ± 1.3

2.7–3.5

Tibial morphology

 Medial PTS

9.9 ± 2.5

9.1–10.7

 Lateral PTS

6.8 ± 3.2

5.8–7.8

 Difference of medial and lateral PTS

3.1 ± 3.1

2.1–4.0

Alignment

 Tibiofemoral rotation angle

8.6 ± 6.6

6.8–10.4

 3DFTA in coronal plane

178.1 ± 2.5

177.4–179.0

 3DHKA in coronal plane

182.1 ± 2.5

181.4–182.8

 PP of the WB line < ML > 

27.6 ± 19.9

21.3–33.8

 PP of the WB line < AP > 

-7.4 ± 82.9

-33.6–18.8

  1. LFC Lateral femoral condyle, MFC Medial femoral condyle, PTS Posterior tibial slope
  2. FTA Femorotibial angle, HKA Hip knee ankle angle, PP Passing point
  3. WB Weight bearing, ML Medial–lateral; AP = Anterior–posterior