Table 2.

Patellar height values determined in 90°-flexed knees according to five different methods

Method	Description	Absolute values				Relative values
BP	Group	Alta	Infera	Norma	Total	% Alta	% Infera	% Norma
	Total	25	25	45	95	26.32	26.32	47.37
	Male	14	14	21	49	28.57	28.57	42.86
	Female	11	11	24	46	23.91	23.91	52.17
	<55 y	16	9	23	48	33.33	18.75	47.92
	>55 y	9	16	22	47	19.15	34.04	46.81
	Right	10	9	27	46	21.74	19.57	58.70
	Left	15	16	18	49	30.61	32.65	36.73
LL	Total	35	52	8	95	36.84	54.74	8.42
	Male	16	28	5	49	32.65	57.14	10.20
	Female	19	24	3	46	41.30	52.18	6.52
	<55 y	16	29	3	48	33.33	60.42	6.25
	>55 y	19	23	5	47	40.43	48.94	10.64
	Right	15	29	2	46	32.61	63.04	4.35
	Left	20	23	6	49	40.82	46.94	12.24
IS	Total	6	37	52	95	6.31	39.36	55.32
	Male	2	18	29	49	4.08	36.73	59.18
	Female	4	19	23	46	8.69	42.22	51.11
	<55 y	3	15	30	48	6.25	31.91	63.83
	>55 y	3	22	22	47	6.38	46.81	46.81
	Right	3	20	23	46	6.52	44.44	51.11
	Left	3	17	29	49	6.12	34.69	59.18
LI	Total	17	26	52	95	17.89	27,.7	54.74
	Male	7	13	29	49	14.29	26.53	61.22
	Female	10	13	23	46	21.74	28.26	50.00
	<55 y	6	19	23	48	12.50	39.58	47.92
	>55 y	11	7	29	47	23.40	14.89	61.70
	Right	7	13	26	46	15.22	28.26	56.52
	Left	10	13	26	49	20.41	26.53	53.06
CD	Total	13	15	67	95	13.68	15.79	70.53
	Male	8	7	34	49	16.33	14.29	69.39
	Female	5	8	33	46	10.87	17.39	71.74
	<55 y	10	5	33	48	20.83	10.42	68.75
	>55 y	3	10	34	47	6.38	21.28	72.34
	Right	5	6	35	46	10.87	13.04	76.09
	Left	8	9	32	49	16.33	18.37	65.31

BP Blackburne-Peel, LL Labelle-Laurin, IS Insall-Salvati, LI Linclau, CD Caton-Deschamps