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Table 4 Morphological parameters of the femoral condyles between male and female patients in patellar instability group

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

Variable

Male

Female

P Value

Notch height, cm

 Axial

3.00 ± 0.38

2.90 ± 0.31

0.416

 Coronal

2.46 ± 0.24

2.33 ± 0.27

0.138

Notch width, cm

 Axial

1.88 ± 0.34

1.63 ± 0.18

0.005*

 Coronal

1.73 ± 0.25

1.57 ± 0.14

0.013*

Medial condylar width, cm

 Axial

2.66 ± 0.21

2.44 ± 0.22

0.004*

 Coronal

2.64 ± 0.21

2.40 ± 0.15

 < 0.001*

Lateral condylar width, cm

 Axial

2.91 ± 0.24

2.59 ± 0.18

 < 0.001*

 Coronal

3.04 ± 0.32

2.79 ± 0.24

0.007*

Bicondylar width, cm

 Axial

7.44 ± 0.33

6.65 ± 0.34

 < 0.001*

 Coronal

7.41 ± 0.49

6.76 ± 0.27

 < 0.001*

Notch width index

 Axial

0.25 ± 0.04

0.25 ± 0.03

0.511

 Coronal

0.23 ± 0.03

0.23 ± 0.02

0.915

Notch angle, deg

 Axial

46.93 ± 10.19

43.58 ± 5.92

0.195

 Coronal

55.51 ± 7.58

51.52 ± 7.17

0.108

Lateral femoral condyle ratio

0.68 ± 0.05

0.69 ± 0.05

0.420

Condyle flexion angle, deg

90.32 ± 7.68

88.05 ± 5.96

0.305

Posterior tibial slope, deg

9.83 ± 3.20

9.85 ± 4.26

0.987

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