Research Article
Patellar Height after High Tibial Osteotomy of the Distal Tibial Tuberosity: A Retrospective Study of Age Stratification
Table 1
Characteristics of the three groups.
| | <60 years () | 60~70 years () | >70 years () | Value | |
| Sex | | | | | | Male | 8 | 15 | 5 | | 0.906 | Female | 20 | 46 | 16 | | | Knee | | | | | | Left | 20 | 33 | 15 | | 0.178 | Right | 8 | 28 | 6 | | | Duration of disease (years) | | | | | 0.476 | BMI (body mass index) (kg/m2) | | | | | 0.800 | BMD -score | | | | | | ≤-2.5 (%) | 2 | 9 | 6 | | 0.239 | >-2.5~≤-1.5 (%) | 5 | 15 | 6 | | | >-1.5 (%) | 19 | 37 | 9 | | | Varus deformity (°) | | | | | 0.356 | Duration of follow-up (months) | | | | | 0.064 |
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