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They were categorized in three groups based on the extent of medial soft tissue release that performed during TKA Group 1, osteophytes removal and release of the deep MCL and posteromedial capsule (stage 1); Group 2, the release of the semimembranosus (stage 2); and Group 3, release of the superficial MCL (stage 3) and\/or the pes anserinus (stage 4). We evaluated the preoperative standing coronal hip-knee-ankle alignment view to assessing the possible correlations between the knee angles and extent of soft tissue release. A significant difference was observed between the three groups in terms of preoperative VA, CA, and MPTA by using the Kruskal\u2013Wallis test. The extent of medial release increased with increasing VA and CA as well as decreasing MPTA in preoperative long-leg standing radiographs. Finally, a patient with a preoperative VA larger than 19, CA larger than 6, or MPTA smaller than 81 would need a stage 3 or 4 of MCL release. 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