Soft tissue stabilization of the hinge position in medial closed wedge distal femoral osteotomy: an anatomical study

Table 2 Area of capsule attachment and its relationship to distal femoral dimension

Area of capsule attachment around the hinge point of MCWDFO
	Mean ± SD			Range
Area of capsule attachment (mm²)	206.8 ± 31.7			164.3–278.1
Relationship between area of capsule attachment and distal femoral dimension
		Age	Sex	Femur ML	Femur AP	Femur length	Height
Area of capsule attachment (mm²)	P value	.008	.036	.266	< .01	< .01	< .01
Area of capsule attachment (mm²)	r value	.553	-.461	.248	.817	.837	.793

MCWDFO Medial closed wedge distal femoral osteotomy, SD Standard deviation, ML Mediolateral, AP Anteroposterior

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