Clinical Study

Intraoperative Patella Dimension Measurement in Asian Female Patients and Its Relevance in Patellar Resurfacing in TKA

Table 1

Age and dimensions of patellae (n = 156).

VariablesMean (SD)

Age (years)65.50 (7.41)
Patella thickness (mm)20.74 (1.85)
Patella height (mm)31.33 (2.81)
Patella width (mm)40.76 (3.79)
MAF width (mm)19.38 (2.70)
LAF width (mm)21.30 (2.27)
MAF thickness (mm)15.90 (2.24)
LAF thickness (mm)16.93 (2.16)
Width-height ratio1.31 (0.13)

MAF = medial articular facets; LAF = lateral articular facets.