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. 2011 Jul 6;470(1):61–68. doi: 10.1007/s11999-011-1961-4

Table 3.

The restoration of the mechanical axis was also analyzed at final followup according to the Kennedy and White [20] classification, which considers the alignment correct when the mechanical axis is in Zone 2 or C (central) and considered as too much in varus when in Zone 1 and too much in valgus when in Zone 3

Kennedy classification Fixed-bearing group Number (%) Mobile-bearing group Number (%) p
Kennedy 1 4 (5.5%) 1 (1.5%) 0.0003
Kennedy 2 55 (73%) 33 (44%) 0.024
Kennedy C 15 (20%) 35 (46.5%) 0.0038
Kennedy 3 1 (1.5%) 6 (8%) 0.00014