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Table 4 Values of the posterior slope of the tibia in the literature

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

Authors

Population

Method

Sample size

SL

SM

Class

Ho JPY et al. [40]

Asian (38% Indian [South Asia],

CT

100

–

–

M

25% Chinese [East Asia], and 37%

–

–

F

Malay [Southeast Asia])

10.9 ± 3.7

11.3 ± 3.2

C

Haddad et al. [41]

Caucasian

MRI

59

–

–

M

–

–

F

4.4 ± 4.2

4.2 ± 3.7

C

Haddad et al. [41]

Asian

MRI

37

–

–

M

–

–

F

8.1 ± 4.0

7.9 ± 3.7

C

Khattak et al. [42]

Asian

X-rays

59

12.0 ± 3.1

12.5 ± 3.7

M

(Pakistanis)

11.9 ± 4.5

16.0 ± 3.6

F

 

–

–

C

Yue et al. [10]

Asian

CT

40

5.2 ± 3.6

6.0 ± 2.5

M

(Chinese)

4.8 ± 2.8

5.4 ± 2.3

F

 

–

–

C

Zhang et al. [38]

Asian

CT

80

–

–

M

(South China)

–

–

F

 

7.6 ± 2.5

8.4 ± 3.1

C

Our study

Egyptian

MRI

200

6.8 ± 2.2

8.0 ± 2.7

M

7.0 ± 2.1

9.1 ± 2.8

F

6.9 ± 2.8

8.6 ± 2.9

C

  1. C cohort, CT computed tomography, F female, M male, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, SL lateral posterior slope of the tibia (in degrees), SM medial posterior slope of the tibia (in degrees)