Table 2.
Migration at 10 years with postoperative examination as reference. In patients who were operated bilaterally, only the first-operated knee was included
| Trabecular metal |
NexGen cemented |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 10 years | Median | IQR | Mean | 95% CI | Median | IQR | Mean | 95% CI |
| X-axis rotation [flexion-extension]a | 0.44 | 0.23–0.64 | 0.43 | 0.27–0.59 | 0.22 | 0.16–0.36 | 0.22 | 0.11–0.33 |
| Y-axis rotation [internal-external]a | 0.48 | 0.32–0.79 | 0.45 | 0.22–0.68 | 0.18 | 0.16–0.36 | 0.17 | 0.09–0.25 |
| Z-axis rotation [varus-valgus]a | 0.30 | 0.13–0.59 | 0.22 | 0.05–0.39 | 0.11 | 0.10–0.26 | 0.11 | 0.01–0.22 |
| MTPM, mm | 0.85 | 0.61–1.52 | 0.93 | 0.87–0.99 | 0.34 | 0.24–0.64 | 0.37 | 0.25–0.49 |
| Maximum lift-off, mm | 0.00 | 0.00–0.09 | 0.01 | 0.00–0.02 | 0.11 | 0.06–0.23 | 0.11 | 0.09–0.13 |
| Maximum subsidence, mm | 0.67 | 0.36–1.51 | 0.66 | 0.34–0.98 | 0.10 | 0.05–0.30 | 0.18 | 0.08–0.28 |
degrees, absolute value.
IQR: interquartile range; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval for the mean. MTPM: maximum total point motion.