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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: Evaluation of the ‘Spaarne soft tissue procedure’ as a treatment for recurrent patellar dislocations: a four-in-one technique

 

Overall

Operated before 2010

Operated after 2010

P-value

Patients (knees)

27 (34)

14 (17)

14 (17)

1.00

Age at operation, mean ± SD

23.7 ± 11.3

20.1 ± 8.5

27.3 ± 12.7

0.24

Follow-up in years, mean ± SD

10.4 ± 4.8

14.1 ± 3.5

6.6 ± 2.5

0.02

Male, No of patients (%)

3 (11%)

1 (6%)

2 (14%)

 

Female, No of patients (%)

24 (89%)

13 (93%)

12 (86%)

1.00

BMI, mean ± SD

24.9 ± 4.6

26.8 ± 5.4

23.6 ± 3.6

0.40

Bilateral cases, n (%)

7 (21%)

4 (24%)

3 (18%)

0.65

Left knee, n (%)

16 (47%)

9 (53%)

7 (41%)

 

Right knee, n (%)

18 (53%)

8 (47%)

10 (59%)

0.73

  1. n Number of knees, SD Standard deviation