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Table 2 Morphological parameters of the femoral condyles between patellar instability group and control group

From: The patient with patellar instability has a stenotic intercondylar notch and a thin anterior cruciate ligament: a retrospective comparative study

Variable

Patellar instability group

Control group

P value

Notch height, cm

 Axial

2.94 ± 0.34

3.04 ± 0.38

0.165

 Coronal

2.37 ± 0.27

2.37 ± 0.25

0.968

Notch width, cm

 Axial

1.71 ± 0.27

1.89 ± 0.22

 < 0.001*

 Coronal

1.63 ± 0.20

1.78 ± 0.21

 < 0.001*

Medial condylar width, cm

 Axial

2.51 ± 0.24

2.57 ± 0.31

0.299

 Coronal

2.49 ± 0.21

2.57 ± 0.29

0.135

Lateral condylar width, cm

 Axial

2.70 ± 0.25

2.71 ± 0.31

0.870

 Coronal

2.88 ± 0.29

2.89 ± 0.37

0.803

Bicondylar width, cm

 Axial

6.93 ± 0.51

7.18 ± 0.62

0.030*

 Coronal

6.99 ± 0.48

7.24 ± 0.65

0.036*

Notch width index

 Axial

0.25 ± 0.03

0.27 ± 0.03

0.005*

 Coronal

0.23 ± 0.02

0.25 ± 0.03

0.016*

Notch angle, deg

 Axial

44.76 ± 7.73

48.89 ± 7.11

0.004*

 Coronal

52.92 ± 7.47

58.47 ± 8.21

 < 0.001*

Lateral femoral condyle ratio

0.68 ± 0.05

0.66 ± 0.04

0.018*

Condyle flexion angle, deg

88.84 ± 6.60

90.55 ± 6.39

0.176

Posterior tibial slope, deg

9.84 ± 3.88

11.03 ± 4.02

0.128

  1. Values are reported as means ± standard deviations
  2. *p < 0.05 was considered significant