Table III.
Results for varus-valgus and internal-external laxity width during the stair descent cycle.
Type | Mean (SD) | p-value* | |||||
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Stance | Swing | Native | BCS | ||||
WA | CL | WA | CL | WA | CL | ||
VV laxity, ° | |||||||
Native (n = 20) | 4.1 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.5) | - | - | - | ||
BCS (n = 10) | 4.3 (0.6) | 3.8 (0.7) | - | 0.010 | < 0.05 | - | - |
BCR (n = 10) | 3.7 (0.6) | 3.3 (0.5) | - | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 |
IE laxity, ° | |||||||
Native (n = 20) | 9.1 (1.6) | 12.2 (1.7) | - | - | - | ||
BCS (n = 10) | 10.4 (0.8) | 12.2 (1.6) | - | < 0.05 | 0.476 | - | - |
BCR (n = 10) | 12.0 (1.1) | 13.7 (1.9) | - | < 0.05 | 0.079 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 |
Paired Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
BCR, bi-cruciate retaining; BCS, bi-cruciate stabilized; CL, controlled lowering phase; IE, internal-external; SD, standard deviation; VV, varus-valgus; WA, weight acceptance phase.