Gender differences in the anatomy of the distal femur
Adult
Male
Observer Variation
Sex Characteristics
Anthropometry
Middle Aged
Body Height
White People
Black or African American
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
5. Gender equality
Reference Values
Humans
Female
Femur
10. No inequality
DOI:
10.1302/0301-620x.93b3.24708
Publication Date:
2011-03-01T22:09:34Z
AUTHORS (7)
ABSTRACT
Recently, gender-specific designs of total knee replacement have been developed to accommodate anatomical differences between males and females. We examined a group of male and female distal femora matched for age and height, to determine if there was a difference in the aspect ratio (mediolateral distance versus anteroposterior distance) and the height of the anterior flange between the genders. The Hamann-Todd Collection provided 1207 skeletally mature cadaver femora. The femoral length, the anteroposterior height, height of the lateral and medial flanges and the mediolateral width were measured in all the specimens. The mechanical axis of the femur, the cut articular width and the aspect ratio were assessed. Statistical analysis of the effect of gender upon the aspect ratio and the lateral and medial flanges was undertaken, controlling for age, height and race. The mean aspect ratio of male femora was 1.21 (sd 0.07) and of female femora it was 1.16 (sd 0.06) (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference between male and female specimens in the mean size of the lateral flange (6.57 mm (sd 2.57) and 7.02 mm (sd 2.36), respectively; p = 0.099) or of the medial flange (3.03 mm (sd 2.47) and 3.56 mm (sd 2.32), respectively; p = 0.67). Future work in the design of knee prostheses should take into account the overall variability of the anatomy of the distal femur.
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