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Table 4 Absolute distance from each anatomical landmark to the knee JL in the study participants (N = 130)

From: Lateral epicondyle to the joint line distance is a precise landmark for determination of an accurate knee joint line: an observational retrospective study

Current study

Pereira et al. [9]

Mean ± SD, mm

Mean ± SD, mm

Distance

Males

Females

Overall

 

MEJL

19.2 ± 2.3

17.7 ± 2.5a

18.6 ± 2.5

27.6 ± 3.2

LEJL

25.6 ± 2.4

22.5 ± 2.3a

24.4 ± 2.8

23.6 ± 2.3

MFJL

39.7 ± 2.9

34.5 ± 4.1a

37.7 ± 4.3

41.5 ± 4.0

LFJL

31.5 ± 2.6

28.1 ± 3.7a

30.2 ± 3.5

35.1 ± 3.8

PTFJJL

26.6 ± 2.9

24.5 ± 2.9a

25.8 ± 3.1

22.2 ± 3.2

TTJL

30.3 ± 4.4

27.4 ± 7.5

29.1 ± 6.0

20.9 ± 4.4

  1. a Statistically significant difference at p < 0.05