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Table 3 The distance between the posterior cortex of the tibia and the popliteal artery in the planes at the three levels of distal tuberosity

From: Analysis of popliteal artery location for high tibial and distal tuberosity osteotomy using contrast-enhanced computed tomography

Level of tibial tuberosity

dPC-PA (mm)

Most proximal level

12.7 ± 2.6 (8.9–16.7)

Mid-level

13.1 ± 2.1 (9.2–16.2)

Most distal level

13.2 ± 2.0 (8.2–15.7)

Statistics

n.s.

  1. dPC-PA distance between the posterior cortex of the tibia and the popliteal artery
  2. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation (range). n.s. no statistically significant difference