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. 2021 Sep 27;43(12):2039–2046. doi: 10.1007/s00276-021-02837-z

Table 2.

Table showing the various morphometric measurements of the patella and patellar ligament

Variables Right lower limb Left lower limb
Median Mean ± SD (cm) Median (range) Mean ± SD (cm)
Total length (TL) 10 9.96 ± 0.84 10 9.88 ± 0.88
Patellar height (PH) 5 5.08 ± 0.64 5 5.2 ± 0.78
Patellar ligament height (PLH) 5 4.88 ± 0.65 5 4.68 ± 0.91
Proximal width (PW) 3.5 3.56 ± 0.43 4 3.50 ± 0.44
Distal width (DW) 2.5 2.62 ± 0.49 2.5 2.48 ± 0.45
Patellar ligament thickness (PT) 6 5.92 ± 0.62 6 5.80 ± 0.74