Table III.

The absolute and relative risks of an unbalanced knee when comparing mechanical alignment (MA) and kinematic alignment (KA) techniques in total knee arthroplasty.

Knee angle, °	MA absolute risk of being unbalanced, % (n)	KA absolute risk of being unbalanced, % (n)	Absolute risk reduction, %	Relative risk reduction, %	p-value*
10°	(65) 44	(20) 14	45	69	< 0.001†
45°	(54) 37	(40) 28	14	27	0.090
90°	(47) 32	(24) 17	23	48	0.005†

^*Chi-squared test.

^†Statistically significant.

KA, kinematic alignment; MA, mechanical alignment.