Intraoperative morphometric study of gender differences in Asian femurs.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
Sixty-two male and 290 female knees from the Singapore population were measured intraoperatively for anteroposterior (AP) height of both medial and lateral femoral condyles, mediolateral (ML) width, and AP/ML ratio (aspect ratio). Median AP/ML ratio for the medial condyle was 1.00 (range, 0.91-1.18) in men and 1.09 (range, 0.92-1.39) in women. Median AP/ML ratio for the lateral condyle was 0.98 (range, 0.84-1.14) in men and 1.06 (range, 0.89-1.36) in women. Both aspect ratios showed significant differences according to sex (P < .001). We conclude that women generally have narrower femurs than men for any given AP height. The aspect ratios of Asians also appear narrower than that reported in white populations.
Medical subject headings
- Asian People
- Femur
- Knee Joint
- Sex Characteristics
Anatomy
- femur
- knee