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Morphometrical studies of human femoral condyles

1989; Elsevier BV; Volume: 11; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0141-5425(89)90037-x

2213-9478

Tord Röstlund, Lars Carlsson, Björn Albrektsson, Tomas Albrektsson,

Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty

Thirty-six cadaver knees were examined by various morphometrical methods in order to obtain mathematical and graphical data concerning the geometry of the lower end of the femora. It was found that the paramedian sagittal curves represented magnifications of a certain curvalure pattern specific to the medial and the lateral femoral condyle. These curves could be expressed mathematically for each condyle. Furthermore, we found dimensional as well as geometrical intervariations between the different size groups in the knee sample. This could serve as an argument for preferring a different design for medial and lateral condyle components in knee prostheses.