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Then, the patients were divided into three groups according to the medial component gap, and post\u2010operative extension angle measured 1 year after the surgery was compared between each groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>One year post\u2010operatively, a flexion contracture of more than 5\u00b0 was found in 0\/34 patients when the medial component gap was more than 1\u00a0mm, in 2\/26 (8 %) patients when the gap was between 0 and 1\u00a0mm, and in 3\/15 (20 %) patients when the gap was &lt;0\u00a0mm. Three factors were associated significantly with the post\u2010operative extension angle: age, preoperative extension angle, and medial component gap.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The intraoperative extension gap is related to the post\u2010operative extension angle. Surgeons should leave more than 1\u2010mm laxity after the implantation to avoid the post\u2010operative flexion contracture. 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