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Table 3 Results of patellar height measurement

From: Postoperative change in patellofemoral alignment following closing-wedge distal femoral osteotomy performed for valgus osteoarthritic knees

 

Preoperative

1 year postoperative

2 years postoperative

Modified Insall–Salvati Index

 Average (SD)

1.1 (0.2)

1.1 (0.2)

1.1 (0.2)

 Range

0.7–1.4

0.7–1.4

0.70–1.4

Modified Caton–Deschamps Index

 Average (SD)

1.0 (0.2)

1.0 (0.2)

0.9 (0.1)

 Range

0.8–1.4

0.7–1.3

0.6–1.2

Modified Blackburne–Peel Index

 Average (SD)

0.9 (0.2)

0.8 (0.2)

0.8 (0.2)

 Range

0.4–1.2

0.3–1.2

0.28–1.1

  1. SD standard deviation