Patellar Height after High Tibial Osteotomy of the Distal Tibial Tuberosity: A Retrospective Study of Age Stratification

Table 5

Outcomes of patellar height in the three groups (, cases).

	Preoperative	Postoperative
<60 years	Normal patella	Normal patella
		+	-
	+	14	1
	-	0	13
	Patella alta	Patella alta
		+	-
	+	5	0
	-	0	23
	Patella baja	Patella baja
		+	-
	+	8	0
	-	1	19
60~70 years	Normal patella	Normal patella
		+	-
	+	27	5
	-	2	27
	Patella alta	Patella alta
		+	-
	+	9	0
	-	0	52
	Patella baja	Patella baja
		+	-
	+	18	2
	-	5	36
>70 years	Normal patella	Normal patella
		+	-
	+	10	1
	-	2	8
	Patella alta	Patella alta
		+	-
	+	5	0
	-	0	16
	Patella baja	Patella baja
		+	-
	+	3	2
	-	1	15