Vastus Medialis Obliquus Muscle Morphology in Primary and Recurrent Lateral Patellar Instability

Table 1

Demographics of study population and controls.

	Primary LPD; 𝑛=30	Recurrent LPD; 𝑛=30	Controls; 𝑛=22	𝑃 value
Sex (male/female)	15/15	15/15	11/11	1.0
Age (years)	19.4±4.1	21.3±4.9	23.9±5.5	0.007
Body mass index (BMI)	24.1±3.7	23.3±2.6	25.1±3.6	0.175
Baecke score	8.1±1.2	8.3±1.3	8.5±1.1	0.411

Distribution of sex, age, body mass index, and physical activity according to Baecke et al. [13] in primary and recurrent lateral patellar dislocations and the control group. Descriptive values are mean ± standard deviation. LPD: lateral patellar dislocation.