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Table 1 Patellar alignment measures

From: Is the effectiveness of patellofemoral bracing modified by patellofemoral alignment and trochlear morphology?

 

N

Range (S.D.)

Mean

Intraclass Coefficient (ICC)

Patellar Length Ratio (PLR)

38

1.2–2.6 (0.3)

1.7

0.997

Bisect Offset (BO)

38

50.0–100.0 (10.4)

68.4

0.948

Patellar Tilt Angle (PTA) (degrees)

38

−2.0–20.9 (5.1)

5.8

0.978

Trochlear Inclination (Lateral TI) (degrees)

38

5.2–30.6 (5.4)

21.5

0.997

Trochlear Inclination (Medial TI) (degrees)

38

10.4–36.7 (6.9)

20.9

0.997

Trochlear Angle (TA) (degrees)

38

−14.2–13.1 (6.5)

−1.6

0.937

Sulcus Angle (SA) (degrees)

38

121.3–152.5 (7.7)

137.6

0.914

Lateral Patellofemoral Angle (LFPA) (degrees)

38

.9–25.1 (6.5)

11.6

0.992

Congruence Angle (CA) (degrees)

38

−28.7–78.1 (29.9)

27.9

0.999

Patellar Lateral Subluxation Distance (PSD) (mm)

35

−3.2–11.8 (3.8)

3.2

0.998

Lateral Patellar Displacement (LPD) (mm)

35

−8.7–15.9 (5.5)

3.8

0.998