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- Title
Comparison of alternate references for femoral rotation in female patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.
- Authors
Ji, Hyung-Min; Jin, Dong; Han, Jun; Choo, Ho-Sik; Won, Ye-Yeon; Jin, Dong San
- Abstract
<bold>Purpose: </bold>Accurate rotational alignment of the femoral component is of vital importance for successful total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Two anatomical references located on the anterior femur were recently introduced. To determine which is more reliable reference axis for the femoral component rotation in female patients receiving TKA, the trochlear anterior line was compared with the femoral anterior tangent line.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>Preoperative computed tomography in 76 patients receiving TKA for varus deformity was performed, and the images were reconstructed into three-dimensional models. The trochlear anterior line was defined as the line connecting the most anterior portion of the lateral and medial femoral condyles and the femoral anterior tangent line as the line parallel to distal anterior femoral surface. The two angles between these reference axes and the surgical transepicondylar axis (TEA) in three-dimensional images (trochlear anterior line/TEA, femoral anterior tangent line/TEA) were measured. The correlation between these two angles was computed. We investigated to see whether a significant difference in variance existed.<bold>Results: </bold>The trochlear anterior line was internally rotated by 6.1° ± 2.5° with respect to TEA, whereas the femoral anterior tangent line by 9.5° ± 3.8°. The trochlear anterior line was externally rotated by 3.4° ± 3.3° with respect to the femoral anterior tangent line. There was a significant correlation between the trochlear anterior line/TEA and the femoral anterior tangent line/TEA.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The variance of the trochlear anterior line/TEA was significantly smaller than that of the femoral anterior tangent line/TEA demonstrating a more consistent distribution. When conventional reference axes such as the posterior condylar axis or the anteroposterior axis are unclear or differ, surgeons can rely on these alternative references. When trochlear anterior line and femoral anterior tangent line contradicts, the former might be more reliable for the rotational alignment of the femoral component in female patients.<bold>Level Of Evidence: </bold>Case series with no comparison group, Level IV.
- Subjects
KNEE surgery; TOTAL knee replacement; ARTIFICIAL knees; COMPUTED tomography; KNEE abnormalities; FEMUR physiology; EPIPHYSIS; BONE diseases; COMPARATIVE studies; KNEE diseases; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RESEARCH; ROTATIONAL motion; THREE-dimensional imaging; EVALUATION research; SURGERY
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2016, Vol 24, Issue 8, p2402
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-015-3506-y