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Table 3 Independent risk factors of decision for surgery in lateral tibiofemoral osteoarthritis according to the univariate logistic regression analysis

From: Decision-making factors and their thresholds for total knee arthroplasty in lateral tibiofemoral osteoarthritis patients: a retrospective cohort study

Variables

Crude ORs (95% CI)

p-Value

Sex

1.27 (0.41–3.99)

0.680

Age

1.03 (0.97–1.09)

0.290

BMI (kg/m2)

1.24 (0.96–1.60)

0.104

Diabetes mellitus

3.00 (0.50–17.95)

0.229

Depression disorder

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0.999

Angina

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0.999

Cerebrovascular accident

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0.999

Site of osteoarthritis (right versus left)

1.04 (0.36–3.06)

0.938

Bilaterality of lateral knee OA

2.17 (0.63–7.40)

0.217

OA site of contralateral side of knee (none versus lateral OA)

2.67 (0.76–9.31)

0.124

Duration of symptoms (months)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.961

Follow-up period

0.98 (0.77–1.23)

0.830

Trauma history

0.38 (0.10–1.40)

0.146

Injection history

3.00 (0.83–10.90)

0.095

Meniscectomy history (none versus ipsilateral)

0.38 (0.09–1.62)

0.189

Range of knee motion

 Flexion contracture

1.08 (0.91–1.29)

0.358

 Further flexion

0.83 (0.69–1.01)

0.104

LLD

0.98 (0.91–1.05)

0.577

Pelvic obliquity

0.93 (0.73–1.18)

0.550

Ipsilateral side of lower extremity

 Pain VAS

1.59 (1.15–2.18)

0.005*

 Ahlbäck grade (mild versus severe)

5.33 (1.06–26.90)

0.043*

 HKA

0.85 (0.77–0.94)

0.002*

 JLCA

0.83 (0.71–0.98)

0.025*

 TF subluxation at the lateral cortex

  Knee AP

0.93 (0.80–1.07)

0.302

  Rosenberg view

0.86 (0.75–0.99)

0.032*

 TF subluxation at the center

  Knee AP

1.13 (1.03–1.25)

0.012*

  Rosenberg view

0.99 (0.92–1.07)

0.791

 K–L grade of hip joint (mild versus severe)

0.24 (0.03–2.16)

0.200

 HHL

1.06 (0.99–1.12)

0.120

 FO

0.95 (0.85–1.05)

0.288

 NSA

0.97 (0.88–1.07)

0.542

 K–L grade of ankle joint (mild versus severe)

1.35 (0.08–22.70)

0.836

 TAA

1.15 (0.81–1.65)

0.435

 TTA

1.16 (1.02–1.31)

0.020*

Contralateral side of lower extremity

 Pain VAS

1.11 (0.85–1.45)

0.465

 Ahlbäck grade (mild versus severe)

4.19 (1.10–15.90)

0.035*

 HKA

1.03 (0.95–1.12)

0.463

 JLCA

1.09 (0.93–1.27)

0.289

 TF subluxation at the lateral cortex

  Knee AP

0.88 (0.71–1.08)

0.205

  Rosenberg view

0.94 (0.80–1.11)

0.464

 TF subluxation at the center

  Knee AP

1.06 (0.97–1.17)

0.208

  Rosenberg view

1.01 (0.92–1.10)

0.900

 K–L grade of hip joint (mild versus severe)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0.999

 HHL

1.06 (1.00–1.13)

0.104

 FO

1.00 (0.91–1.10)

0.989

 NSA

1.05 (0.95–1.15)

0.332

 K–L grade of ankle joint (mild versus severe)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0.999

 TAA

0.89 (0.66–1.21)

0.466

 TTA

1.06 (0.93–1.20)

0.397

  1. *Statistically significant
  2. ORs odds ratio, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index, OA osteoarthritis, LLD leg length discrepancy, VAS visual analog scale, HKA hip–knee–ankle angle, JLCA joint line convergence angle, AP anteroposterior, K–L Kellgren–Lawrence, HHL head–head length of pelvis, FO femoral offset, NSA neck shaft angle of hip, TAA tilt angle of ankle, TTA tibiotalar angle