Skip to main content
. 2018 Nov 24;19:411. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-2335-9

Table 4.

Comparison of lower limb alignment values reported from previous studies

Bellemans et al. (Belgium) Moreland et al. (Caucasian) Jabalameli et al. (Iran) Song et al. (Korea) Tang et al. (Hong Kong) Current study
All Male Female Male All Male Female Female Male Female Male Female
HKAA(°) 1.3 ± 2.3 1.9 ± 2.4 0.8 ± 2.1 1.5 ± 2.0 1.5 ± 2.9 3.0 ± 3.1 0.7 ± 2.7 1.4 ± 2.0 2.2 ± 2.7 2.2 ± 2.5 1.5 ± 3.0 0.8 ± 3.1
mLDFA(°) 87.9 ± 1.7 87.9 ± 1.7 87.9 ± 1.8 88.5 ± 2.0 88.9 ± 3.0 89.2 ± 3.3 88.5 ± 2.7 87.8 ± 1.7 87.3 ± 2.7 86.8 ± 2.5 87.3 ± 2.3 87.2 ± 2.5
mMPTA(°) 87.0 ± 2.1 86.5 ± 2.2 87.6 ± 1.8 87.0 ± 1.6 87.2 ± 2.0 86.4 ± 1.7 88.0 ± 2.0 86.8 ± 1.6 85.1 ± 2.3 84.6 ± 2.5 85.4 ± 2.2 86.2 ± 2.2
AA-MA(°) 4.5 ± 0.6 4.5 ± 0.6 4.4 ± 0.5 5.8 ± 0.7 5.7 ± 1.2 5.7 ± 1.0 5.7 ± 1.4 6.0 ± 0.7 5.6 ± 0.8 5.7 ± 1.0 4.5 ± 1.4 4.9 ± 1.7
KAA(°) −3.9 ± 3.4 −2.8 ± 3.7 −5.2 ± 2.8 −3.8 ± 2.3 −4.5 ± 2.3
Varus(%) 24.6% 32% 17.2% 20.3% 37.5% 21.6%

HKAA hip–knee–ankle angle, mLDFA mechanical lateral distal femoral angle, mMPTA mechanical medial proximal tibial angle, AA-MA angle between the femoral anatomical axis and the mechanical axis, KAA knee alignment angle