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Table 1 Posterior condylar offset and the posterior condylar offset ratio of the femur, as well as the posterior slope of the tibia on each side with regard to sex

From: Sexual dimorphism of the posterior condylar offset of the femur and the medial posterior slope of the tibia in non-arthritic knees of Egyptian adults: an MRI study

Sex

Parameters (mean ± SD)

n

OL

OM

RL

RM

SL

SM

Male

100

24.6 ± 1.9

27.3 ± 2.5

0.4 ± 0.04

0.4 ± 0.04

6.8 ± 2.2

8.0 ± 2.7

Female

100

22.5 ± 2.3

24.3 ± 2.6

0.4 ± 0.04

0.5 ± 0.05

7.0 ± 2.1

9.1 ± 2.8

2-tailed p

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.41*

0.007*

  1. *Mann–Whitney–U test, n—sample size of a group, OL—lateral posterior condylar offset of the femur (in millimeters), OM—medial posterior condylar offset of the femur (in millimeters), RL—lateral posterior condylar offset ratio of the femur, RM—medial posterior condylar offset ratio of the femur, SL—lateral posterior slope of the tibia (in degrees), SM—medial posterior slope of the tibia (in degrees)