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

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics

Table 5 PTS comparison between Male and Female in ACL group^a

	aPTS	p-value	mPTS	p-value	pPTS	p-value
Right
Male	11.0 ± 3.4	NS	7.7 ± 2.9	NS	6.2 ± 3.4	NS
Female	10.4 ± 2.8	NS	7.4 ± 2.4	NS	5.7 ± 2.7	NS
Left
Male	13.2 ± 3.2	0.02	9.9 ± 2.7	NS	8.4 ± 3.2	NS
Female	12.3 ± 2.8	0.02	9.3 ± 2.6	NS	7.7 ± 2.9	NS
Injury
Male	12.4 ± 3.4	NS	9.2 ± 3.1	NS	7.8 ± 3.5	NS
Female	11.9 ± 2.9	NS	8.9 ± 2.5	NS	7.3 ± 2.9	NS
Non-Injury
Male	11.7 ± 3.5	0.02	8.4 ± 2.9	NS	6.8 ± 3.4	0.04
Female	10.9 ± 2.9	0.02	7.9 ± 2.7	NS	6.2 ± 2.9	0.04
Dominant
Male	11.3 ± 3.4	NS	8.0 ± 2.9	NS	6.5 ± 3.4	NS
Female	10.6 ± 3.0	NS	7.6 ± 2.6	NS	5.9 ± 2.8	NS
Non-Dominant
Male	12.8 ± 3.4	NS	9.6 ± 2.9	NS	7.6 ± 2.8	NS
Female	12.2 ± 2.7	NS	9.2 ± 2.5	NS	8.1 ± 3.4	NS

Values in bold indicate stastical significance (P < .05)
PTS posterior tibial slope, aPTS anterior PTS, mPTS middle PTS, pPTS posterior PTS, ACL anterior cruciate ligament, NS Not Significant
^aData are expressed as mean ± SD (range)