No increased signal intensity at patellar tendon (n = 126) | Increased signal intensity at patellar tendon (n = 75) | P | |
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Age, years | 46.3 (9.3) | 46.3 (9.7) | 0.98 |
Female, n (%) | 101 (80.2) | 50 (66.7) | 0.03 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 33.6 (9.5) | 32.6 (9.1) | 0.49 |
Strenuous physical activity, n (%) | 100 (79.4) | 59 (78.7) | 0.91 |
Patellofemoral geometrical indices | |||
Insall-Salvati ratio | 1.00 (0.16) | 0.94 (0.16) | 0.02 |
Patellofemoral congruence angle, degrees | 17.6 (24.4) | 10.3 (23.2) | 0.04 |
Sulcus angle, degrees | 150.9 (10.1) | 149.9 (9.5) | 0.48 |
Lateral condyle-patella angle, degrees | 19.4 (7.2) | 19.1 (6.6) | 0.81 |