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Table 4 Reported KSS and OKS based on different TCCA and TPA intervals

From: Significant correlations between postoperative outcomes and various limb and component alignment strategies in medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a systematic review

Author (year)

Measured angle

Groups

Number of knees

KSS knee scorea, mean ± SD

KSS function scorea, mean ± SD

OKSa, mean ± SD

Gill (2021) [6]

TCCAb

-12.5° to -10°

3 (1.3%)

96.7 ± 21

98.0 ± 3.5

 

-10° to -7.5°

10 (4.5%)

92.7 ± 10.1

92.0 ± 8.9

 

-7.5° to -5°

22 (9.9%)

94.5 ± 9.5

94.3 ± 13.3

 

-5° to -2.5°

55 (24.6%)

94.8 ± 8.9

95.5 ± 7.0

 

-2.5° to 0°

77 (34.5%)

95.6 ± 6.0

96.6 ± 6.4

 

0° to 2.5°

48 (21.5%)

95.3 ± 7.1

96.2 ± 6.1

 

2.5° to 5°

7 (3.1%)

96.4 ± 4.8

97.9 ± 2.3

 

5° to 7.5°

1 (0.4%)

80.0

90.0

 

Gulati (2009) [7]

TCCAb

-7.5° to -5°

18 (8.5%)

  

38.9 ± 7.6

-5° to -2.5°

80 (37.9%)

  

39.5 ± 9.1

-2.5° to 0°

76 (36.0%)

  

41.7 ± 6.9

0° to 2.5°

32 (15.2%)

  

39.4 ± 9.3

2.5° to 5°

5 (2.4%)

  

41.8 ± 4.6

    

ns

Polat (2020) [27]

TPAc

> 90°

2 (3.8%)

54.0 ± 32.5

45.0 ± 63.6

21.0 ± 12.7

90°

34 (65.4%)

88.5 ± 17.0**

84.4 ± 19.3*

38.8 ± 9.6*

85° to 89°

11 (21.2%)

94.7 ± 6.6**

92.3 ± 11.7*

42.9 ± 3.3*

< 85°

5 (9.6%)

59.4 ± 25.2

58.0 ± 37.7

26.4 ± 12.4

  1. Abbreviations: KSS Knee Society Score, OKS Oxford Knee Score, TCCA tibia component coronal angle, TPA tibia plateau angle, SD standard deviation, ns no statistically significant difference
  2. aScores at last follow-up
  3. bNegative angles are varus and positive angles are valgus
  4. cAngle < 90° is varus and > 90° valgus
  5. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01