Research Article

Limb Lengthening after Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Customized Patient-Specific Instrumentation Does Not Affect Expected Limb Lengthening

Table 1

Patient demographics.

VariableWhole sampleValgus (<0)Varus (>0)

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Age (y)66.1 (0.7)66.1 (2.2)66.1 (0.8)0.99
BMI (kg/m2)33.2 (0.5)32.5 (0.9)33.3 (0.5)0.49
Female88 (72.7%)16 (80.0%)72 (71.3%)0.42
Days preop107.0 (9.6)115.4 (25.8)105.3 (10.4)0.70
Days postop46.9 (3.3)47.9 (4.5)46.7 (3.8)0.89
Sigma106 (87.6%)19 (95%)87 (86.1%)0.27
Left57 (47.1%)12 (60%)45 (44.6%)0.21