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Table 3 Correction examples for fictive patients with realistic skeleton dimensions

From: Towards planning of osteotomy around the knee with quantitative inclusion of the adduction moment: a biomechanical approach

Patient’s gender and figure

Body height, mm

h, mm

f, mm

t, mm

w, mm

b, mm

Target MA, °valgusa

Target position Mikulicz-Line on tibia plateau (%)a

Target position dynamic load-bearing-line on tibia plateau (%)a

Male

Average

1790

90.8

461

380

84

11.8

3.3 ± 1.0

61.3 ± 4.2

14 ± 4.1

Broad-framed

1890

105

487

400

88

11.8

4.4 ± 1.0

66 ± 4.2

14 ± 4.1

Gracile

1690

72

435

360

79

11.8

1.4 ± 1.0

53 ± 4.2

14 ± 4.1

Lanky

1790

72

461

380

84

11.8

0.9 ± 1.0

51 ± 4.2

14 ± 4.1

Female

Average

1660

87.8

432

349

79

11.3

3.4 ± 1.0

62.5 ± 4.4

12 ± 4.4

Broad-framed

1760

105

458

368

84

11.3

5.0 ± 1.0

69 ± 4.4

12 ± 4.4

Gracile

1560

70

405

329

75

11.3

1.7 ± 1.0

54 ± 4.4

12 ± 4.4

Stocky

1660

105

432

349

79

11.3

5.8 ± 1.0

73 ± 4.4

12 ± 4.4

  1. aError range calculated from the margins of the 68.3% Confidence Interval (CI) of intercept (mean ± 1.08 times standard error of intercept)