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. 2022 Oct 28;9:108. doi: 10.1186/s40634-022-00546-z

Table 2.

Comparison of radiologic results and polyethylene liner thickness between the MAKO and conventional groups

MAKO group
(n = 154)
Conventional group (n = 154) P-value
Preoperative (degree)
 HKA axis 8.9 ± 3.9 9.0 ± 2.8 n.s
 Posterior slope 7.4 ± 1.9 7.5 ± 2.0 n.s
Postoperative (degree)
 HKA axis 1.9 ± 1.6 2.8 ± 1.5  < 0.05
 α 91.2 ± 0.8 91.8 ± 1.2  < 0.05
 β 90.8 ± 0.5 91.1 ± 0.8  < 0.05
 δ 90.7 ± 0.6 91.7 ± 1.0  < 0.05
Postoperative outliers, n (%)
 HKA axis 28 (18.2) 55 (35.7)  < 0.05
 α 5 (3.2) 22 (14.3)  < 0.05
 β 0 (0) 2 (1.3) n.s
 δ 0 (0) 14 (9.1)  < 0.05
Polyethylene liner thickness, n (%) n.s
 9 mm 84 (54.5) 76 (49.3)
 11 mm 55 (35.7) 54 (35.1)
 13 mm 15 (9.8) 20 (13.0)
 16 mm 0 (0) 4 (2.6)

HKA hip-knee-ankle, α coronal inclination of the femoral component, β coronal inclination of the tibial component, δ sagittal inclination of the tibial component, n.s. not significant