Anthropometric measurements to design total knee prostheses for the Indian population.
An anthropometric computed tomography scan study was undertaken to design femoral components in 86 knees (47 osteoarthritic Indians-21 men, 26 women) who matched standards suggested by the Indian Council of Medical Research, 1990. Patients were classified into 3 random groups based on anteroposterior diameter (<55 mm, 55-59 mm, >59 mm). Most Indian men (86.8%) could have the femoral component satisfactorily replaced by available designs. A statistically significant number of women (60.4%, P < .001) had femoral anteroposterior diameters smaller than the smallest available (55 mm) femoral component. Splaying in mediolateral dimension (> 10 mm) in a given anteroposterior size was noted in all 3 groups. This pilot study representative of the Indian population can be used to manufacture prosthetic inventories suitable for most of the Asian-Pacific population having smaller anthropometric measurements than Western populations.
Vaidya
S V
SV
Department of Orthopaedics, KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbia, India.
Ranawat
C S
CS
Aroojis
A
A
Laud
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NS
D000886:Anthropometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D011859:Radiography