Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Measurements of angles between selected anatomical references and axis perpendicular to the ideal cutting plane
Study | Lateral FCL–FAA mean (SD) | Medial FCL–FAA mean (SD) | Significance p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Statistic | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | |
Femoral anatomical references | |||||
Distal portion (14 cm from distal end) | 1.4 (2.0) | 1.0 (0–2.1) | 2.7 (1.6) | 2.6 (1.7–3.9) | 0.0005 |
Central portion (21 cm from distal end) | 0.6 (1.5) | 0.6 (−0.4 to 1.4 | 0.8 (1.4) | 0.8 (0 to 1.5) | 0.2501 |
Study | CAA–MA mean (SD) | PAA–MA mean (SD) | Significance p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Statistic | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | |
Tibial anatomical references | |||||
−0.3 (0.7) | 0.8 (−0.7 to 0.3) | 0.7 (1.3) | −0.2 (−0.4 to 1.7) | <0.0001 | |