Table 1 Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics
Number of participants | 15 |
Age (years) | 22 (19–28) |
Sex (female) | 7 (46.7%) |
Duration from injury to eligibility assessment (days) | 2 (1–9) |
Ipsilateral patellar dislocation before current dislocation (yes) | 5 (33.3%) |
Number of ipsilateral patellar dislocations before current patellar dislocation (number of participants) | |
 1 | 1 (6.7%) |
 2 | 1 (6.7%) |
 3 | 1 (6.7%) |
 4 | 1 (6.7%) |
 5–6 | 1 (6.7%) |
Previous contralateral patellar dislocation (yes) | 3 (20%) |
Number of previous contralateral patellar dislocations (number of participants) | |
 1 | 1 (6.7%) |
 2 | 1 (6.7%) |
 >10 | 1 (6.7%) |
Family history of patellar dislocation (yes) | 1 (6.7%) |
Height (metres) | 1.75 (1.62–1.8) |
Weight (kg) | 69.9 (64–85) |
Ethnicity (number of participants) | |
 White British | 13 (86.7%) |
 White Other | 1 (6.7%) |
 Other | 1 (6.7%) |
Education (number of participants) | |
 Secondary education | 9 (60%) |
 Higher professional or university education | 6 (40%) |
Employment (number of participants) | |
 Employed | 12 (80%) |
 Student | 3 (20%) |