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Table 3 Measurements in ACL tear group and control group

From: Femur-tibia angle and patella-tibia angle: new indicators for diagnosing anterior cruciate ligament tears in magnetic resonance imaging

 

ACL tear group

Control group

P

n

20

20

ACL angle (°)

39.71 (7.57)

49.55 (6.83)

 < 0.001

D (mm)

4.90 (2.55)

2.94 (3.33)

0.004

Patella shift (mm)

0.79 (3.49)

0.71 (2.60)

0.937

LPFA (°)

10.3 (4.93)

11.1 (5.94)

0.534

Patellar tilt (°)

 − 7.00 (4.72)

 − 4.43 (5.58)

0.124

FTA (°)

85.70 (6.60)

80.91 (6.11)

0.022

PTA (°)

92.70 (5.32)

85.34 (6.30)

 < 0.001

  1. ACL, anterior cruciate ligament; D, distance of anterior tibial subluxation; LPFA, lateral patellofemoral angle; FTA, femur-tibia angle; PTA, patella-tibia angle