Table 5.

Changes in Patellofemoral Alignment Parameters after DLO and MOWHTO

Patellofemoral Alignment	DLO†	MOWHTO†	P value
Lateral patellar tilt,
Pre-op Post-op	5.5 (3.2)	7.0 (3.2)	0.11
	2.6 (2.3)∗	4.1 (3.5)∗	0.08
ΔLPT	2.88 (3.0)	2.88 (2.4)	1.00
Lateral patellar shift
Pre-op Post-op	0.08 (0.04)	0.10 (0.04)	0.11
	0.08 (0.04)	0.09 (0.04)	0.15
ΔLPS	0.0045 (0.043)	0.0071 (0.040)	0.82

Δ: Change from pre-op to post-op values

^†Data in the second and third columns are expressed as mean and standard deviation (in parenthesis) values.

^∗Significant difference between pre- and post-op values