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Table 3 Radiographic outcomes

From: Does the degree of intraoperatively identified cartilage loss affect the outcomes of primary total knee arthroplasty without patella resurfacing? A prospective comparative cohort study

Radiographic outcomes

Before surgery

p valuea

6 weeks

p valuea

3 months

p valuea

6 months

p valuea

12 months

p valuea

Patella tilt angle

 Group 1

6.1 ± 4.2

0.719

5.8 ± 3.9

0.794

5.8 ± 3.8

0.813

5.9 ± 3.9

0.852

5.9 ± 4.0

0.835

 Group 2

7.9 ± 4.7

6.0 ± 4.0

6.0 ± 3.9

6.0 ± 3.9

6.0 ± 4.0

Lateral patella shift

 Group 1

6.8 ± 2.2

0.128

5.3 ± 2.5

0.219

5.2 ± 2.6

0.269

5.3 ± 2.5

0.254

5.3 ± 2.4

0.293

 Group 2

8.7 ± 3.1

6.2 ± 3.3

6.3 ± 3.4

6.2 ± 3.3

6.2 ± 3.1

  1. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation
  2. aIndependent sample t-test. The level of statistical significance was set at p < 0.05