title: Is there any relation between distal parameters of the femur and its height and width?
abstract: The purpose of this study was to reveal the association whether the distal morphometry of femur had a relation with femur height or width. Sixty-six adult (35 right and 31 left) dry femurs from Caucasians were used in this study. Computed tomography (CT) imaging was applied to obtain measurement values of the femur. Femur height (413.29 ± 28.40 mm) and width (29.86 ± 2.72 mm) were all checked one by one to determine the correlation with the parameters obtained. Both values exposed high rates of correlation with height (26 ± 2.34 mm) and width (20.85 ± 2.76 mm) of femur notch; also, measures of epicondylar, bicondylar and condylar diameters of femur were obtained. Measures were checked if there was a correlation with femur height and width. Differences displayed in distal morphometry of femur according to race and sex are due to other morphometric measures of femur rather than race and sex. We believe that displaying the high rates of correlation of distal morphometry of femur with femur height and width will be the factor which determines the selection and production of prosthesis among the long or short individuals of folks.
authors: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06018 Etlik, Ankara, Turkey. fatihyazar@yahoo.com
authors: Fatih
authors: F
authors: Yazar
authors: Nurcan
authors: N
authors: Imre
authors: Bilal
authors: B
authors: Battal
authors: Serkan
authors: S
authors: Bilgic
authors: Cem
authors: C
authors: Tayfun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D001837:Body Weights and Measures / Q000379:methods*; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D044465:White People