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. 2024 Nov 11;5(11):1013–1019. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.511.BJO-2024-0152.R1

Table II.

Hardware removal and components used at the time of distal femoral osteotomy and total knee arthroplasty, and contralateral total knee arthroplasty.

Variable DFO-TKA Contralateral TKA p-value
DFO hardware removal, n (%) N/A N/A
Prior to TKA 3 (14.3)
Complete removal at time of TKA 10 (47.6)
Partial removal at time of TKA 3 (14.3)
None 5 (23.8)
Stemmed femoral component, n (%) 0.408*
Yes 5 (23.8) 2 (9.5)
No 16 (76.2) 19 (90.5)
Stemmed tibial component, n (%) 0.469*
Yes 2 (9.5) 0 (0.0)
No 19 (90.5) 21 (100.0)
TKA implant constraint, n (%) > 0.999*
Posterior-stabilized 20 (95.6) 21 (91.3)
Varus-valgus 1 (4.3) 0 (0.0)
Mean polyethylene insert, mm (SD) 13.5 (3.9) 11.9 (2.8) 0.032
*

Chi-squared test.

Paired t-test.

Statistical significance.

DFO, distal femoral osteotomy; N/A, not applicable; TKA, total knee arthroplasty.