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Table 9 Comparison of the medial and lateral PTS angles among different ethnic groups using MRI

From: The effect of gender, age, and body mass index on the medial and lateral posterior tibial slopes: a magnetic resonance imaging study

 

Male

Female

Authors

Population

Sample size

Medial PTS (°)

Lateral PTS (°)

Medial PTS (°)

Lateral PTS (°)

Cinotti et al. [21]

Italian

80

7.6 ± 3.3

7.5 ± 3.5

8.6 ± 2.6

8.0 ± 3.6

Han et al. [22]

South Korean

535

6.1 ± 1.7

6.9 ± 1.7

6.1 ± 1.8

6.8 ± 1.9

Hashemi et al. [15]

American

55

3.7 ± 3.1

5.4 ± 2.8

5.9 ± 3.0

7.0 ± 3.1

Hudek et al. [17]

Swiss

100

4.6 ± 2.4

5.0 ± 3.6

Ümeyir et al. [23]

Turkish

232

7.7 ± 1.2

7.3 ± 1.2

7.8 ± 1.4

7.6 ± 1.3

Current study

Saudi

285

5.86 ± 3.0

4.41 ± 3.35

6.61 ± 3.32

4.63 ± 2.85

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