Patellar height measurement in Indonesian normal adult population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patellar height is the distance formed by the patella and the length of the patellar tendon. Patellar height measurement can predispose to various abnormalities in the knee joint. Patellar height can be measured using several sizes, such as the Insall-Salvati ratio (IS), Modified Insall-Salvati ratio (MIS), Caton-Deschamps index (CD), and the Blackburne-Peel (BP) index. In Indonesia, no data on the value of patellar height is available. This study aims to determine the patellar height value in Indonesians and compare if there are differences with the standard values commonly used by other countries.

Matherials and methods

This study is descriptive with 136 research subjects aged 20-40. Data were taken from December 2021 to February 2022. The results of patellar X-

SUBMITTER: Mustamsir E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9577418 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature