Table 3.
Visual grading of the bone structure relating to the four reference axial planes
| Visual grading | Upper femoral plane |
Lower femoral plane (*) |
Lower femoral plane (†) |
Upper tibial plane |
Lower tibial plane |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| G0 | 108 | 6.1 | 490 | 36.0 | 1440 | 100.0 | 542 | 15.4 | 520 | 16.3 |
| G1 | 346 | 19.6 | 216 | 15.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 884 | 25.1 | 464 | 14.6 |
| G2 | 474 | 26.9 | 424 | 31.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 926 | 26.2 | 930 | 29.1 |
| G3 | 836 | 47.4 | 232 | 17.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1176 | 33.3 | 1278 | 40.0 |
| Total | 1764 | 100.0 | 1362 | 100.0 | 1440 | 100.0 | 3528 | 100.0 | 3192 | 100.0 |
n, total number of observations (two observations for each of the three operators).
The lower femoral plane was evaluated for both anterior (*) and posterior (†) femoral prosthetic components.