Table 2.

Median and percentiles for each variable considered stratified by side of the limb and gender of the patient

Panel A: right limb (n = 38)
	Male (n = 20) Median (2.5%; 97.5%)	Female (n = 18) Median (2.5%; 97.5%)	p value
FA	10.9 (− 3.0; 25.0)	22.6 (5.0; 36.6)	0.003
PCA	2.8 (− 0.5; 4.5)	3.3 (1.0; 6.2)	0.044
TEA-PTC	0.1 (− 6.7; 9.2)	2.4 (− 2.2; 7.0)	0.260
TEA-PTT	− 1.2 (− 4.5; 2.8)	− 1.7 (− 10.9; 3.3)	0.578
TEA-TFA	29.6 (19.1; 41.2)	33.0 (15.0; 43.8)	0.465
PTC-TFA	28.6 (17.1; 44.1)	30.2 (16.3; 43.0)	0.619
AMA	4.8 (2.8; 6.6)	6 (3.9; 6.6)	0.009
FI	124.8 (119.0; 132.2)	125.8 (120.9; 132.9)	0.265

Panel B: left limb (n = 37)
	Male (n = 19) Median (2.5%; 97.5%)	Female (n = 18) Median (2.5%; 97.5%)	p value
FA	19 (1.3; 28.1)	20.5 (9.3; 33.0)	0.194
PCA	3 (− 1.5; 5.7)	3 (0.0; 5.3)	0.532
TEA-PTC	1 (− 6.4; 7.6)	1.46 (− 5.4; 5.7)	0.483
TEA-PTT	− 1 (− 4.9; 3.1)	− 2.1 (− 10.3; 4.6)	0.438
TEA-TFA	30.1 (10.0; 39.7)	31.0 (12.4; 46.8)	0.395
PTC-TFA	26.2 (12.0; 44.0)	29.2 (12.9; 43.5)	0.236
AMA	4.6 (3.1; 6.0)	5.8 (2.9; 6.6)	0.012
FI	125.1 (120.8; 132.6)	125.7 (122.9; 134.6)	0.446

The p values refer to the significance of a rank Wilcoxon statistics for independent samples

FA femoral anteversion, PCA posterior condylar angle, TEA-PTC angle between transepicondylar surgical axis and tangent to the posterior prominent point of the medial and lateral tibial condyles, TEA-PTT angle between transepicondylar surgical axis and tangent to the posterior surface of the tibia at TT sections, TEA-TFA angle between transepicondylar surgical axis and line joining the center of both malleoli, AMA anatomical–mechanical angle of femur, FI femoral inclination