Anthropometric measurements of non-arthritic knees in an Egyptian population: an MRI-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knee anthropometric characteristics were evaluated for different ethnicities; however, data from North African populations are deficient. The primary aim was to investigate the Egyptian knees' anthropometric characteristics as a representative of North African populations. Secondary aims are as follows: (1) to study the anthropometric gender difference, (2) to compare results with other ethnic groups, and (3) to study the mismatch in comparison to geometric characteristics of modern TKA implant designs.

Methods

Two hundred normal knee MRI scans (100 females and 100 males, aging from 18 to 60) were obtained for analysis. Linear measurements (anteroposterior (AP), mediolateral (ML), and aspect ratio (AR)) of the planned cut surface of the distal femur (f) and the pr

SUBMITTER: Abdelnasser MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8425145 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature