Table 3 Patellar morphology after 25 mm from inferior pole in transverse cut

Width of patella (W)

43.25

4.76

53.21

25.15

Mid-anterior cortical thickness (MCOT)

4.04

1.01

6.01

1.11

Mid-cancellous thickness (MCAT)

14.26

2.12

18.24

8.68

Mid-cartilage thickness (MCRT)

1.08

0.46

2.53

0.47

Central ridge-anterior cortical thickness (CCOT)

4.77

0.98

6.68

1.98

Central ridge cancellous thickness (CCAT)

15.54

2.09

19.62

9.49

Central ridge cartilage thickness (CCRT)

1.55

0.65

3.9

0.71

Distance from mid-patella to central ridge (N = 46) (central ridge medial)

4.36

1.94

9.32

0.5

Distance from mid-patella to central ridge (N = 4) (central ridge lateral)

4.9

2.86

7.8

0.98