Radiographic outcomes | Before surgery | p valuea | 6 weeks | p valuea | 3 months | p valuea | 6 months | p valuea | 12 months | p valuea |
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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 |