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Table 3 PTS comparison between control and ACL injury groupsa

From: Does posterior tibial slope laterality exist? A matched cohort study between ACL-injured and non-injured knees

 

Control

p-value of R vs L

ACL injury

p-value of R vs L

p-value of C vs A

aPTS

 Right

9.0 ± 2.5 (2.5–14.1)

 < .01

10.6 ± 3.0 (7.8–13.4)

 < .01

 < .01

 Left

10.5 ± 3.0 (2.4–19.3)

12.6 ± 2.9 (7.8–13.4)

 

 < .01

 Side to side Difference

1.5 ± 2.3 (-3.5–7.3)

2.0 ± 2.7 (-4.9–10.3)

 

NS

mPTS

 Right

6.6 ± 2.3 (1.5–12.2)

 < .01

7.6 ± 2.6 (7.8–13.4)

 < .01

 < .01

 Left

8.1 ± 2.7 (0.2–16)

9.5 ± 2.6 (1.9–18)

 < .01

 Side to side Difference

1.5 ± 2.4 (-4.3–9.8)

1.9 ± 2.5 (-4.5–9.7)

NS

pPTS

 Right

4.0 ± 2.4 (-2–10.4)

 < .01

5.9 ± 3.0 (7.8–13.4)

 < .01

 < .01

 Left

5.6 ± 2.8 (0.3–13.7)

8.0 ± 3.0 (7.8–13.4)

 < .01

 Side to side Difference

1.5 ± 2.4 (-4.3–9.2)

2.0 ± 2.7 (-5.4–9.2)

NS

  1. Values in bold indicate stastical significance (P < .05)
  2. PTS posterior tibial slope, aPTS anterior PTS, mPTS middle PTS, pPTS posterior PTS;, ACL anterior cruciate ligament, R right, L left, C control, A ACL, NS Not Significant
  3. aData are expressed as mean ± SD (range)