Table 4.

P probability values (longer leg vs. shorter leg) for the Wilcoxon test—comparison in different time periods for group I.

	Girls						Boys
Period	D	α	β	MLH	LTH	TW	D	α	β	MLH	LTH	TW
0–6 m	0.0277	0.0281	0.9165	0.0125	0.0047	0.3078	0.4631	0.0022	0.0277	0.0022	0.0995	0.6379
6–12 m	0.0277	0.0121	0.6002	0.0229	0.0229	0.0229	0.2489	0.0022	0.3454	0.6949	0.0281	0.1579
12–18 m	0.0277	0.0121	0.4631	0.0022	0.0995	0.3078	0.0277	0.1579	0.6002	0.0229	0.0121	0.6379

D—decrease in Δ D angle; α—increase in Δ α angle; β—increase in Δ β angle; MLH—increase in medial tubercle height; LTH—increase in Δ medial tubercle height; TW—increase in Δ width of the tibial epiphysis.