TABLE 1.

Characteristics of the Study Patients^a

Characteristic	Value
No. of patients/knees	25/31
Sex
Female	22 (86.9)
Male	3 (13.1)
Age, y, mean (range)	28.7 (14-33)
Side
Right knee	15 (48.4)
Left knee	16 (51.6)
Type of patellar dislocation
Recurrent	27 (87.1)
Habitual	3 (9.7)
Acute	1 (3.2)
Lower limb alignment
Valgus	15 (48.4)
Neutral	13 (41.9)
Varus	3 (9.7)

^aData are reported as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.