Table 7.
Alignment and OA association
GROUP | ALIGNMENT | KL Grade OA | Number of patients with articular step off >5 mm | P value | |||
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| |||||||
I | II | III | IV | ||||
1 | 0-10 degree valgus | 18 | 3 | - | - | 13 | P1-2=0.01 |
2 | Up to 5 degree varus | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | 2 | P2-3=0.02 |
3 | 5-15 degree varus | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | P3-1=0.001 |