Table 2 Postoperative medial/lateral pressure ratio among groups.

From: Modified kinematic alignment better restores plantar pressure distribution than mechanical alignment in total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

Variables

KA

MA

Native

P-value (ANOVA)

KA vs. MA

KA vs. Native

Native vs. MA

fMLR

0.65 ± 0.15

1.02 ± 0.14

0.80 ± 0.23

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.064

0.002

rMLR

0.96 ± 0.16

0.80 ± 0.06

0.92 ± 0.17

0.003

0.007

0.802

0.001

  1. Abbreviations: KA, kinematic alignment; MA, mechanical alignment; ANOVA; analysis of variance; fMLR, forefoot medial/lateral pressure ratio; rMLR, rearfoot medial/lateral pressure ratio.
  2. Statistically significant values at P less than 0.05.
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