Table 7

Patellar (PT) values in injured and uninjured dancers

Asymptomatic (mean (SD, range))Symptomatic (mean (SD, range))Unpaired t test (p value)
Right PTn=77n=2
 Prox diameter3.9 (1.0, 2.5–8.6)4.7 (0.9, 2.8–6.6)0.2669
 Dist diameter3.6 (0.7, 2.4–7.2)4.1 (1.3, 2.6–6.4)0.3293
Left PTn=74n=5
 Prox diameter4.2 (1.4, 2.5–9.7)4.5 (1.0, 2.5–6.2)0.6399
 Dist diameter3.5 (0.9, 2.3–8)3.4 (0.6, 2.6–6.0)0.8079
  • Measurements in millimeters.