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. 2010 Aug 13;469(1):10–17. doi: 10.1007/s11999-010-1485-3

Table 4.

Univariate analysis of patient clinical and radiographic variables

Parameter Patellar crepitus Control p value
Mean ± SD Median (range) Mean ± SD Median (range)
Preoperative extension (°) 4.5 ± 4.0 5 (0 to 15) 6.2 ± 6.2 5 (0 to 20) 0.0843
Preoperative flexion (°) 117.3 ± 11.5 120 (85 to 140) 117.0 ± 14.1 120 (70 to145) 0.9030
Preoperative alignment (°) 0.0 ± 8.6 −3 (−15 to 28) 1.2 ± 8.6 −3 (−10 to 21) 0.4742
Postoperative extension (°) 0.3 ± 1.0 0 (0 to 5) 0.4 ± 1.2 0 (0 to 6) 0.8135
Postoperative flexion (°) 122.7 ± 9.1 120 (90 to 140) 122.1 ± 10.6 120 (85 to150) 0.7122
Postoperative alignment (°) 4.9 ± 1.0 5 (3 to 7) 5.0 ± 1.2 5 (2 to 7) 0.4236
Preoperative patellar tendon length (mm) 54.5 ± 6.6 55.0 (40.0 to 70.0) 58.0 ± 7.4 57 (44 to 82) 0.0089
Preoperative Insall-Salvati ratio 1.5 ± 0.2 1.5 (0.9 to 1.9) 1.5 ± 0.2 1.5 (1.2 to 2.0) 0.1493
Postoperative patellar tendon length (mm) 54.6 ± 6.7 53.5 (39.6 to 71.0) 58.1 ± 7.8 58 (43 to 82) 0.0089
Postoperative Insall-Salvati ratio 1.5 ± 0.2 1.5 (0.8 to 2.2) 1.5 ± 0.2 1.5 (1.1 to 2.0) 0.2142
Femoral component flexion (°) 1.5 ± 2.0 1.1 (−3.0 to 7.0) 0.8 ± 3.0 0 (−5 to10) 0.1262
Posterior femoral offset (mm) 1.3 ± 2.7 1 (−5 to 10) 0.2 ± 2.3 0 (−5 to 4) 0.0230
Posterior tibial slope (°) 2.8 ± 2.3 3 (−4 to 8) 3.2 ± 2.2 3 (−2 to 9) 0.343
Posterior tibial offset (mm) 1.8 ± 1.6 2 (0 to 6) 2.0 ± 1.7 2 (0 to 6) 0.3889
Anterior tibial offset (mm) 0.9 ± 1.6 0 (−2 to 8) 0.8 ± 1.3 0 (−1 to 4) 0.7406
Preoperative patellar thickness (mm) 20.9 ± 2.8 21 (14 to 28) 21.4 ± 2.1 21 (18 to 27) 0.4118
Postoperative patellar thickness (mm) 13.6 ± 1.7 14 (9 to 17) 14.1 ± 1.8 10 (14 to17) 0.2710
Composite patellar thickness (mm) 22.3 ± 2.1 22.5 (16.8 to 28.4) 23.2 ± 2.4 23.1 (18.5 to 28.4) 0.0219
Patellar tilt (°) 0.5 ± 5.4 0 (−12 to 18) 1.6 ± 4.4 0 (−10 to 15) 0.2456
Change in joint line (mm) 0.6 ± 3.4 0 (−7 to 13) 0.0 ± 3.5 0 (−7 to 9) 0.4025