Table 2.

Effect of ACL resection on lower limb alignment and tibiofemoral rotation: comparison between pre‑resection and post‑resection measurements

Parameter (°)	Pre-ACL resection	Post-ACL resection	p
Flexion angle at maximum extension (°)	5.34 ± 3.95	3.79 ± 4.06	< 0.001
Varus angle‡ (°)	5.91 ± 3.83	5.41 ± 3.65	< 0.001
Tibiofemoral rotation angle‡ (°)
Min	−8.66 ± 5.49	−8.56 ± 6.30	0.696
15°	−5.80 ± 5.61	−5.49 ± 6.41	0.191
30°	−4.24 ± 6.23	−3.66 ± 6.88	0.090
60°	−3.47 ± 6.47	−2.48 ± 6.82	0.041
90°	−1.34 ± 5.94	−0.13 ± 6.75	0.008
120°	2.91 ± 5.44	3.92 ± 5.93	0.008
Max	4.08 ± 5.03	5.10 ± 5.04	0.004

ACL, anterior cruciate ligament

^‡, varus or internal rotation was defined as positive (+), and valgus or external rotation as negative (−)