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. 2012 Aug 16;471(1):134–141. doi: 10.1007/s11999-012-2520-3

Table 4.

Risk factors for postoperative limb mechanical axis alignment (multivariate analysis)

Risk factor p value Odds ratio 95% CI for odds ratio
Preoperative knee deformity
 Varus < 10° Reference Reference Reference
 Varus 10°–20° 0.06 0.20 0.04–1.06
 Varus > 20° 0.03 0.16 0.03–0.85
 Valgus < 10° 0.15 0.27 0.04–1.60
 Valgus > 10° 0.15 0.27 0.02–1.82
Femoral bowing
 < 5° Reference Reference Reference
 > 5° 0.05 0.55 0.30–1.0
Joint divergence angle
 < 15° Reference Reference Reference
 > 15° 0.18 0.67 0.38–1.19
Tibial bone loss
 < 20 mm Reference Reference Reference
 > 20 mm 0.57 0.44 0.19–1.02
Tibial subluxation
 < 20% Reference Reference Reference
 > 20% 0.86 0.94 0.50–1.77