Increased lower limb length ratio in patients with patellar instability

Table 4 Descriptive statistics of trochlea morphology and patellofemoral joint alignment

	Patients	Controls	p Value
Trochlea morphology
SA	161.112 ± 10.199	140.69 ± 7.983	p < 0.001
TA	8.749 ± 3.309	5.284 ± 1.467	p < 0.001
MTI	12.281 ± 5.874	10.209 ± 5.78	p = 0.037
LTI	16.369 ± 7.161	21.983 ± 5.706	p < 0.001
Patellofemoral joint alignment
PTA	31.291 ± 9.413	13.843 ± 5.773	p < 0.001

The data were shown as mean ± standard deviation
SA sulcus angle, TA trochlear angle, MTI medial trochlear inclination, LTI lateral trochlear inclination, PTA patella tilt angle

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