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

Table 3 Correlations of cadaver characteristics and distal femoral dimensions with periosteal thickness of metaphysis and diaphysis

Metaphysis		Age	Sex	Femur ML	Femur AP	Femur length	Height
Average thickness of periosteum	P value	.050	.032	-.063	< .01	< .01	.03
Average thickness of periosteum	r value	.422	-.468	.782	.538	.543	.462
Diaphysis		Age	Sex	Femur ML	Femur AP	Femur length	Height
Average thickness of periosteum	P value	.020	.357	.900	< .01	< .01	< .01
Average thickness of periosteum	r value	.627	-.212	-.028	.710	.751	.786

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