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Fig. 4 | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Fig. 4

From: Infrapatellar fat pad resection or preservation during total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Fig. 4

Pooled analysis of PTL between IPFP resection and IPFP preservation. Legend: Four RCTs reported the PTL at 6 months, and three RCTs reported PTL at 1 year. The pooled results showed that a trend toward shortening of the patellar tendon with IPFP resection at 6 months (MD − 0.9, 95% CI [− 1.36, − 0.45], P = 0.0001) and 1 year (MD − 2.68, 95% CI [− 4.32, − 1.04], P = 0.001)

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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