Table 2.

Comparison of the patellofemoral alignment and femoral condyle morphological parameters between the two study groups

Variable	PCL injured (n = 92)	PCL intact (n = 92)	P value
Patellar lateral tilt, deg	13.19 ± 5.90	10.02 ± 4.95	0.043
Congruence angle, deg	-12.36 ± 14.21	-13.25 ± 19.61	0.836
Patellar height, CDI	1.14 ± 0.19	1.04 ± 0.21	0.073
Hip–knee–ankle angle, deg	179.72 ± 2.75	179.37 ± 2.56	0.659
Lateral trochlear inclination, deg	19.42 ± 5.27	19.08 ± 4.74	0.802
Trochlear facet asymmetry	0.62 ± 0.15	0.62 ± 0.14	0.993
Intercondylar notch width, mm	20.31 ± 2.29	20.20 ± 2.21	0.846
Bicondylar width, mm	75.99 ± 6.20	72.92 ± 6.85	0.078
Notch width index	0.27 ± 0.03	0.28 ± 0.02	0.222
Intercondylar notch angle, deg	60.97 ± 7.83	67.01 ± 6.00	0.004
Trochlear sulcus angle, deg	143.70 ± 9.78	146.34 ± 10.59	0.33
Trochlear sulcus depth, mm	4.87 ± 1.86	4.16 ± 1.41	0.134
Lateral femoral condyle ratio	0.65 ± 0.60	0.58 ± 0.53	0.005
Medial femoral condyle ratio	0.63 ± 0.64	0.60 ± 0.56	0.031

Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation

Bold indicates statistical significance (P < 0.05)

CDI, Caton-Deschamps Index