Is Standard 3-degree of External Rotation for Posterior Femoral Cut Relevant for Turkish Population

Bezmialem Vakif University120 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to evaluate the posterior condylar angle of the distal femur in Turkish population and its concordance with the current standard prosthesis designs used in total knee arthroplasty and to evaluate anthropometric features of the distal femur in the Turkish population.

The investigators would like to measure condylar twist angles(CTA), posterior condylar angles(PCA), femoral mediolateral lengths (fML), medial femoral anteroposterior lengths(fMAP), lateral femoral anteroposterior lengths (fLAP), distances between trochlear groove and fMAP(DBTG-fMAP), distances between trochlear groove and fLAP(DBTG-fLAP), medial and lateral posterior condylar cartilage thicknesses(MPCCT/LPCCT) on the Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) of 240 knees of 120 Turkish subjects.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Healthy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * non-arthritic knees, Exclusion Criteria: Patients with, * intra- or extraarticular deformity on the X-rays or MRIs, * history of previous extremity surgery, * history of any systemic disease, * a BMI of 35 or over.

Locations (1)

Bezmialem Vakıf University

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

condylar twist angle and posterior condylar angle

The condylar twist angle (CTA) is an angle between anatomical transepicondylar axis (TEA),which lying from medial epicondyle to lateral epicondyle of the distal femur, and posterior condylar axis (PCAx). The posterior condylar angle (PCA) is an angle between surgical TEA, which lying from medial epicondylar sulcus to lateral epicondyle, and PCAx\[1\].

Time frame: about 5 days

Secondary Outcomes

mediolateral lenght of the distal femur (fML)

The widest mediolateral lenght of the distal femur (fML) in the axial plane which equal to transepicondylar axis

Time frame: about 5 days

medial anteroposterior lengt (fMAP) and lateral anteroposterior lengt (fLAP)

the longest anteropesterior distances of the medial and lateral condyles over the cartilage tissue od the distal femur on the axial images\[2\].

Time frame: about 5 days

Distance between trochlear groove and fMAP (DBTG-fMAP) and distance between trochlear groove and lateral fAP(DBTG- fLAP)

MRI sections obtained 3 cm above the tibiofemoral joint will use for evaluation of deepest point of the trochlear groove.The distance between trochlear groove to fMAP and fLAP

Time frame: about 5 days

Medial and lateral posterior condylar cartilage thicknesses (MPCCT/LPCCT)

MPCCT/LPCCT were measured at the deepest point in the axial plan.

Time frame: about 5 day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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