Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Patellar tendon length over time
Pre-op | 1 year follow-up | 2 year follow-up | Final follow-up | p (between pre-op and final follow-up) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Over-all | 44.13 (SD ± 8.14) | 43.022 (SD ± 8.32) | 43.058 (SD ± 8.1) | 43.26 (SD ± 0.79) | 0.348 |
Pre-op patella baja persisting as post–op patella baja according to ISR | 35.16 (SD ± 3.5) | 34.54 (SD ± 3.7) | 34.68 (SD ± 3.66) | 34.45 (SD ± 3.54) | 0.0861 |
Pre-op normal patellas which became post-op patella bajas | 38.11 (SD ± 4.3) | 35.58 (SD ± 3.9) | 35.68 (SD ± 4.2) | 35.11 (SD ± 4.1) | 0.0065 |