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. 2011 Jun 23;12(3):131–136. doi: 10.1007/s10195-011-0142-2

Table 3.

Angles measured on the medial side with respect to the anteroposterior diaphyseal axis for the femoral (α) and tibial (β) components; posterior angles between the axis of the implant and the femoral (γ) and tibial (δ) diaphyseal axis according to the Knee Society Roentgenographic Evaluation System [11]

α angle β angle γ angle δ angle
All implants 94.4° (95% CI 93.9°–94.8°) 89.1° (95% CI 88.7°–89.5°) 3.6° (IC 95%:3.6°–3.9°) 88.6° (95% CI 88.2°–88.9°)
Revisioned implants 93.5° (95% CI 91.5°–95.5°) 87.9° (95% CI 86.2°–89.6°) 3.7° (IC 95%:2.6°–4.8°) 89.9° (95% CI 87.7°–90.1°)
Nonrevisioned implants 95.5° (95% CI 94.0°–95.1°) 89.3° (95% CI 88.8°–89.8°) 3.6° (IC 95%:3.1°–4.1°) 88.8° (95% CI 88.4°–89.4°)