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Table 3 Locking plate position with and without interference between the tibial tunnel and at least one locking screw

From: Risk of interference between the tibial tunnel and locking screws in medial meniscus posterior root repair and open wedge high tibial osteotomy

Posteromedial position

Variables

Total sample

(n = 75)

Interference

(n = 7)

Not interference

(n = 68)

P value

Height of the locking plate position, mm

7.2 ± 2.5 (1.0–12.8)

7.1 ± 3.0 (3.2–10.8)

7.2 ± 2.4 (1.0–12.8)

n.s.

Anteroposterior locking plate position, mm

11.5 ± 6.4 (−1.4–25.2)

17.9 ± 5.4 (10.0–23.6)

10.8 ± 6.2 (− 1.4–25.2)

<  0.01

Locking plate angle,°

29.6 ± 10.0 (3.0–52.4)

25.3 ± 9.8 (15.1–39.0)

30.1 ± 10.0 (3.0–52.4)

n.s.

Anterolateral position

Variables

Total sample

(n = 75)

Interference

(n = 21)

Not interference

(n = 54)

P value

Height of the locking plate position, mm

7.2 ± 2.5 (1.0–12.8)

6.8 ± 2.4 (1.0–10.2)

7.4 ± 2.5 (1.5–12.8)

n.s.

Anteroposterior locking plate position, mm

11.5 ± 6.4 (− 1.4–25.2)

12.0 ± 7.7 (0.8–25.2)

11.3 ± 5.9 (− 1.4–23.6)

n.s.

Locking plate angle, °

29.6 ± 10.0 (3.0–52.4)

25.9 ± 10.0 (3.0–39.2)

31.1 ± 9.7 (8.6–52.4)

<  0.05

  1. Data are presented as means ± standard deviation with the range in parentheses