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Table 1 Baseline characteristic of 16 patients

From: Abstaining from symptomatic implants of modified tension band wiring by nonabsorbable suture fixation for transverse patella fractures

Age (y)

 Mean ± SD

45.18 ± 19.14

 Median (min - max)

41 (19 - 84)

Sex ̶ n (%)

 Male

6 (37.50)

 Female

10 (62.50)

BMI (kg/m2)

 Mean ± SD

25.50 ± 4.47

 Median (min - max)

25.18 (18.42 - 33.10)

Mechanism

 Direct

15 (93.75)

 Indirect

1 (6.25)

Smoking

 No

13 (81.25)

 Yes

3 (18.75)

Timing to surgery (d)

 Mean ± SD

8.88 ± 2.96

 Median (min - max)

8.50 (5 - 14)

Flexion of the normal side (degree)

 Mean ± SD

128.44 ± 12.87

 Median (min - max)

130 (105 - 155)

  1. SD indicates standard deviation