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. 2013 Jan 18;7(2):157–166. doi: 10.1007/s11832-012-0477-0

Table 3.

Frontal plane and sagittal plane alignment

Patient Frontal plane alignment Sagittal plane alignment
Side MAD (mm) mLDFA (°) MPTA (°) LDTA (°) PDFA (°) PPTA (°) ADTA (°)
1 R −27 3 valgus 20 valgus 11 procurvatum 10 procurvatum
2 L −24 6 valgus 23 valgus 2 recurvatum 18 procurvatum
3 R −7 3 valgus 34 valgus 3 procurvatum 3 recurvatum 6 procurvatum
4 R −10 3 valgus 18 valgus NA 32 procurvatum
5 L −14 6 valgus 11 valgus NA NA NA
6 L −15 3 valgus 4 recurvatum 4 procurvatum
7 R −14 3 valgus 23 valgus 2 recurvatum 3 procurvatum
8 L 40 7 varus 3 varus 6 recurvatum 8 procurvatum 11 procurvatum
9 R −8 2 valgus 19 valgus 5 recurvatum 3 procurvatum 3 procurvatum
10 L 4 valgus 4 varus 8 recurvatum 6 procurvatum
11 R NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
12 R −7 2 valgus 15 valgus 3 recurvatum 5 procurvatum 29 procurvatum
13 R 10 valgus 3 recurvatum 3 procurvatum 17 procurvatum
14 L NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
15 R
16 R 10 valgus 11 procurvatum
17 R −3 2 valgus 9 valgus 17 procurvatum
18 L −15 4 valgus 19 valgus 38 procurvatum
19 R 5 valgus 18 procurvatum
20 L −15 3 valgus 22 valgus 5 procurvatum 33 procurvatum
21 R 14 valgus 4 procurvatum 10 procurvatum
22 L −14 2 valgus 2 valgus 15 valgus 11 procurvatum

Radiological results are from last follow-up. In the frontal plane, alignment and joint orientation of the affected limb were compared with the patient’s own healthy contralateral side. In the sagittal plane, normal values, as described by Paley [22], were used for analysis

Only data that fall outside the normal range are given in this table

NA Radiographs not available, R right, L left, MAD mechanical axis deviation [−, MAD to lateral (knee valgus); +, MAD to medial (knee varus)], mLDFA mechanical lateral distal femoral angle, MPTA medial proximal tibial angle, LDTA lateral distal tibia angle, PDFA posterior distal femoral angle, PPTA posterior proximal tibial angle, ADTA anterior distal tibial angle