A Knee Size-Independent Parameter for Malalignment of the Distal Patellofemoral Joint in Children

Table 3

Gender-specific results for the TTTG, TTPCL, THD and TTPCL/THD in the healthy study population.

	Healthy adults			Healthy children
	Male	Female	value	Male	Female	value
n	32	26		22	10
TTTG (mm)	9.7 ± 0.8	8.8 ± 0.6	0.070	8.7 ± 0.72	7.3 ± 0.76	0.100
TTPCL (mm)	22.1 ± 0.7	17.9 ± 0.8	<0.001	20.9 ± 0.76	19.9 ± 1.20	0.562
THD (mm)	79.1 ± 0.7	69.3 ± 0.8	<0.001	73.2 ± 1.32	68.7 ± 1.16	0.039
TTPCL/THD	0.279 ± 0.009	0.259 ± 0.010	0.231	0.287 ± 0.012	0.290 ± 0.018	0.862

The results are expressed as the mean values of the group ± SEM.