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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 12/2020

01-12-2020 | Computed Tomography | KNEE

The inclination of the femoral medial posterior condyle was almost vertical and that of the lateral was tilted medially

Authors: Sho Hokari, Osamu Tanifuji, Koichi Kobayashi, Tomoharu Mochizuki, Ryota Katsumi, Takashi Sato, Naoto Endo

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 12/2020

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to three-dimensionally analyse the size and shape of the femoral posterior condyles of the normal knee.

Methods

A total of 62 healthy Japanese volunteers (37 males and 25 females) providing a sample of 124 normal knee joints, who had no knee-related symptoms and no history of major trauma, underwent computed tomography scans of the bilateral femur and tibia. Three-dimensional digital models of the femur were constructed from computed tomography data using visualisation and modelling software. The following parameters were evaluated: (1) the radii of the posterior condyles approximated to spheres and (2) the inclination angle of the posterior condyles in the coronal plane of the femoral coordinate system.

Results

The radii of the medial and lateral condyles approximated to spheres were 17.0 ± 1.6 and 17.1 ± 1.8 mm, respectively and were not different. The inclination angles of the medial and lateral condyles in the coronal plane were − 0.6° ± 4.6° and 9.7° ± 5.7°, respectively. The medial condyle was almost vertical, whereas the lateral one was medially tilted.

Conclusions

This study found an asymmetrical inclination between medial and lateral condyles. This may be related to the asymmetrical motion of the knee, which is known as medial pivot motion. This finding provides valuable morphological information and may be useful for implant designs for total knee arthroplasty.

Level of evidence

IV.
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Metadata
Title
The inclination of the femoral medial posterior condyle was almost vertical and that of the lateral was tilted medially
Authors
Sho Hokari
Osamu Tanifuji
Koichi Kobayashi
Tomoharu Mochizuki
Ryota Katsumi
Takashi Sato
Naoto Endo
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 12/2020
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-020-05856-2

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