Comparative study of sex differences in distal femur morphology in osteoarthritic knees in a Chinese population.

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate sex differences in resected distal femoral morphology in Chinese osteoarthritic knees. METHODS: The study included 130 osteoarthritic knees in 65 men and 65 women in China. None had anterior femoral osteophyte or serious patellar femoral joint...

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Main Authors: Bo Yang, Jia-Kuo Yu, Zhuo-Zhao Zheng, Zhi-Hua Lu, Ji-Ying Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3929686?pdf=render
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author Bo Yang
Jia-Kuo Yu
Zhuo-Zhao Zheng
Zhi-Hua Lu
Ji-Ying Zhang
author_facet Bo Yang
Jia-Kuo Yu
Zhuo-Zhao Zheng
Zhi-Hua Lu
Ji-Ying Zhang
author_sort Bo Yang
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description OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate sex differences in resected distal femoral morphology in Chinese osteoarthritic knees. METHODS: The study included 130 osteoarthritic knees in 65 men and 65 women in China. None had anterior femoral osteophyte or serious patellar femoral joint degeneration. The following were measured using computed tomography and analyzed to identify morphological differences according to sex in the resected distal femurs: anterior lateral condylar height (ALCH), anterior medial condylar height (AMCH), and mediolateral (ML) and anteroposterior (AP) dimensions. The ML/AP aspect ratio was calculated. RESULTS: The average ALCH and AMCH were 8.2±1.8 mm, 3.1±1.5 mm for men and 7.4±1.7 mm, 3.6±1.5 mm for women. There were significant differences between men and women in ALCH values (P = 0.014) but not in AMCH values (P = 0.09). Women had smaller ML/AP aspect ratios than men for a given AP dimension. This indicated that the femoral ML dimension of a prosthesis with a given AP dimension may have overhang in women. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggested that sex differences should be taken into account in the design of femoral prosthesis for Chinese men and women.
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spelling doaj.art-a2612227558548049071d8cd353e8f112022-12-22T01:34:22ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0192e8939410.1371/journal.pone.0089394Comparative study of sex differences in distal femur morphology in osteoarthritic knees in a Chinese population.Bo YangJia-Kuo YuZhuo-Zhao ZhengZhi-Hua LuJi-Ying ZhangOBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate sex differences in resected distal femoral morphology in Chinese osteoarthritic knees. METHODS: The study included 130 osteoarthritic knees in 65 men and 65 women in China. None had anterior femoral osteophyte or serious patellar femoral joint degeneration. The following were measured using computed tomography and analyzed to identify morphological differences according to sex in the resected distal femurs: anterior lateral condylar height (ALCH), anterior medial condylar height (AMCH), and mediolateral (ML) and anteroposterior (AP) dimensions. The ML/AP aspect ratio was calculated. RESULTS: The average ALCH and AMCH were 8.2±1.8 mm, 3.1±1.5 mm for men and 7.4±1.7 mm, 3.6±1.5 mm for women. There were significant differences between men and women in ALCH values (P = 0.014) but not in AMCH values (P = 0.09). Women had smaller ML/AP aspect ratios than men for a given AP dimension. This indicated that the femoral ML dimension of a prosthesis with a given AP dimension may have overhang in women. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggested that sex differences should be taken into account in the design of femoral prosthesis for Chinese men and women.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3929686?pdf=render
spellingShingle Bo Yang
Jia-Kuo Yu
Zhuo-Zhao Zheng
Zhi-Hua Lu
Ji-Ying Zhang
Comparative study of sex differences in distal femur morphology in osteoarthritic knees in a Chinese population.
PLoS ONE
title Comparative study of sex differences in distal femur morphology in osteoarthritic knees in a Chinese population.
title_full Comparative study of sex differences in distal femur morphology in osteoarthritic knees in a Chinese population.
title_fullStr Comparative study of sex differences in distal femur morphology in osteoarthritic knees in a Chinese population.
title_full_unstemmed Comparative study of sex differences in distal femur morphology in osteoarthritic knees in a Chinese population.
title_short Comparative study of sex differences in distal femur morphology in osteoarthritic knees in a Chinese population.
title_sort comparative study of sex differences in distal femur morphology in osteoarthritic knees in a chinese population
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