Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics.
| Visual palpation group (mean ± SD) | Length pattern group (mean ± SD) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) (range) | 24.4 (13–57) | 21.6 (14–45) | 0.98 |
| Female | 14 | 20 | 0.72 |
| Male | 3 | 7 | |
| Preinjury Tegner score (range) | 5.6 (3–7) | 5.1 (3–7) | 0.42 |
| Preoperative periods (month) (range) | 74. 7 (4–360) | 63.2 (1–396) | 0.68 |
| Follow-up periods (month) (range) | 90.1 (19–160) | 46.0 (24–76) | <0.01 |
| Radiological data | |||
| Insall salvati index | 1.25 ± 0.20 | 1.35 ± 0.22 | 0.38 |
| TT–TG distance (mm) | 14.8 ± 4.5 | 14.8 ± 5.7 | 1 |
| sulcus angle | 151 ± 8 | 147 ± 8 | 0.19 |
| Trochlear dysplasia (Dejour classification: normal/A/B/C/D) | 2/4/4/6/1 | 4/7/6/8/2 | 0.99 |
| Preoperative congruence angle (degrees) | −17.0 ± 36.6 | −9.4 ± 21.7 | 0.20 |
| Preoperative lateral tilt angle (degrees) | −12.5 ± 32.9 | −3.0 ± 8.8 | 0.43 |
| Preoperative lateral patellar displacement (mm) | 4.2 ± 9.4 | 5.1 ± 7.2 | 0.70 |