Anthropometric Measurements of Distal Femur to Design the Femoral Component of Total Knee Arthroplasty for the Iranian Population

Document Type : RESEARCH PAPER

Authors

1 Orthopedic Research Center, Shahid Kamyab Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background: Acquiring knowledge about anatomic and geometric quantities of bones is among the most vital
parameters in orthopedic surgery that has a significant effect on the treatment of various disorders and subsequent
outcomes. The aim of this study was to obtain anthropometric information for distal femur in order to compare with
similar dimensions of prosthesis used in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery and to design more suitable and optimal
components.
Methods: Morphological data of distal femur were measured in 132 knees (81 males and 51 females) using magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI). The data included anterior-posterior (AP) length, medial-lateral (ML) width, medial AP (MAP),
lateral AP (LAP), MAP to LAP distance in the anterior distal femur namely anterior medial lateral (AML) width, medial
and lateral condyle width, and intercondylar notch. The aspect ratio (ML/AP) was also calculated and the results were
compared with similar dimensions of currently used knee implants.
Results: Our data showed that men are significantly larger in all dimensions than women. In the distal femur with
similar AP lengths in both sexes, women had a smaller ML width than men (p <0.001). Comparison between the distal
femur and studied prostheses showed no high correlation and similarity between the femoral component and femoral
condyle prostheses in the resected surface of the bone.
Conclusion: The results of this study can provide the data needed to design prostheses suitable for the Iranian
population.
Level of evidence: III

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The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery
Volume 8, Issue 3
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Pages 400-406

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  • Receive Date: 07 June 2018
  • Revise Date: 27 October 2018
  • Accept Date: 08 December 2018

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