Table 3.

Axial alignment of the lower limb, obliquity of the joint line, and rotational alignment of the distal femur

Measurement	Result
Posterior condylar angle	5° ± 2° (1°–10°)
	Male: 6° ± 2°
	Female: 5° ± 2°
Joint line obliquity with reference to mechanical axis of tibia	Medial inclined 5° ± 3° (medial inclined 11° to lateral inclined 2°)
	Male: medial inclined 6° ± 3°
	Female: medial inclined 4° ± 2°
Axial alignment of the lower limb in the coronal plane	Varus 1° ± 3° (valgus 7° to varus 8°)
	Male: varus 1° ± 3°
	Female: valgus 1° ± 3°