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Table 4 Comparison of different tibial landmarks between male and female patients

From: Tibiofemoral rotation alignment in the normal knee joints among Chinese adults: a CT analysis

Tibial axis

Mean ± SD (M)

Mean ± SD(F)

P-value

MEPT

−1.9 ± 4.7

−0.9 ± 3.8

0.267

M1/3

9.6 ± 5.1

11.7 ± 5.0

0.051

Akagi line

0.8 ± 5.0

3.0 ± 4.5

0.026*

TAT

3.7 ± 5.3

5.2 ± 5.2

0.164

Insall line

11.1 ± 5.2

14.0 ± 5.3

0.007*

MBTT

2.9 ± 4.5

5.3 ± 5.2

0.018*

ATC1

11.1 ± 7.0

14.5 ± 5.9

0.015*

ATC2

6.8 ± 8.8

8.3 ± 8.1

0.397

ATC3

7.7 ± 10.5

5.7 ± 9.9

0.368

ATC4

7.4 ± 13.6

4.2 ± 13.2

0.241

  1. *P<0.05