. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Sports Med. 2019 Dec 13;48(2):341–350. doi: 10.1177/0363546519889347

Table 3.

Pearson’s Correlation Coefficients (r) for Femoral and Patellar Parameters with Patellofemoral Kinematics

	All Participants		PF Pain		Controls
	Shift	Tilt	Shift	Tilt	Shift	Tilt
LTIe	−0.056	0.500^**	−0.223	0.314	0.152	0.662^**
Patella-Height Ratio	−0.284	−0.470^**	−0.582^**	−0.527^*	−0.490	−0.403
Lateral Shaft Length	0.335^*	0.424^**	0.518^*	0.273	0.231	0.582^*
Sulcus Depth	−0.172	0.386^*	0.066	0.333	−0.109	0.438
Wiberg Index	0.134	−0.303	0.477^*	−0.097	−0.274	−0.512^*

LTIe = lateral trochlear inclination, as measured in the axial image containing the epicondylar width Shift and tilt = medial/lateral shift and tilt. Medial indicates the positive direction of motion.

p≤0.05.

^**

p<0.01.