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Table 2 Radiographic measurements of LDFA and ATJL with flexion and rotation error

From: 3D-surface scan based validated new measurement technique of femoral joint line reconstruction in total knee arthroplasty

Flexion and rotation error

Preoperative LDFA (°)

Preop. LDFA diff. to reference (°)

Postoperative LDFA (°)

Postop. LDFA diff. to reference (°)

Preoperative ATJL (mm)

ATJL diff. to reference (mm)

Postoperative ATJL (mm)

Postoperative ATJL diff. to reference (mm)

0° flexion

+0° rotation

91.6 (± 0.2)

 

93.7 (± 0.3)

 

49.3 (± 0.1)

 

46.9 (± 0.4)

 

0° flexion

+5° internal rotation

92.4 (± 0.3)

0.9 (± 0.3)

94.9 (± 0.3)

1.2 (± 0.2)

48.9 (± 0.3)

-0.4 (± 0.3)

46.9 (± 0.2)

0.0 (± 0.3)

0° flexion

+5° external rotation

90.7 (± 0.3)

-0.9 (± 0.3)

92.8 (± 0.3)

-0.9 (± 0.1)

49.9 (± 0.9)

0.2 (± 0.2)

47.4 (± 0.1)

0.5 (± 0.4)

5° flexion

+0° rotation

91.8 (± 0.2)

0.3 (± 0.2)

93.7 (± 0.1)

0.0 (± 0.2)

49.4 (± 0.3)

0.2 (± 0.4)

47.8 (± 0.1)

0.9 (± 0.3)

5° flexion

+5° internal rotation

91.9 (± 0.1)

0.3 (± 0.1)

93.9 (± 0.1)

0.2 (± 0.1)

49.3 (± 0.6)

0.0 (± 0.6)

48.3 (± 0.2)

1.4 (± 0.2)

5° flexion

+5° external rotation

91.7 (± 0.7)

0.1 (± 0.5)

93.2 (± 0.2)

-0.5 (± 0.1)

49.8 (± 0.6)

0.5 (± 0.6)

48.1 (± 0.1)

1.2 (± 0.4)

10° flexion

+0° rotation

92.3 (± 0.2)

0.7 (± 0.1)

93.8 (± 0.3)

0.1 (± 0.1)

49.5 (± 0.5)

0.2 (± 0.6)

49.1 (± 0.2)

2.2 (± 0.2)

10° flexion

+5° internal rotation

92.1 (± 0.1)

0.5 (± 0.3)

93.5 (± 0.3)

-0.2 (± 0.3)

49.6 (± 0.6)

0.3 (± 0.7)

49.1 (± 0.3)

2.2 (± 0.2)

10° flexion

+5° external rotation

92.3 (± 0.4)

0.7 (± 0.2)

93.9 (± 0.2)

0.2 (± 0.4)

49.9 (± 0.7)

0.6 (± 0.7)

49.2 (± 0.3)

2.3 (± 0.1)

  1. LDFA Lateral distal femoral angle, JL Joint line, med. medial, lat. lateral, diff. difference, values given in mean (± standard deviation)