title: Measurement of the knee joint line in Turkish population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the present study was to determine the knee joint line level by its distance to the adductor tubercle and the apex of the fibular head in the Turkish population.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 117 knees of 108 patients (63 males, 45 females; mean age: 31.3 years, range: 16 to 82 years). Femoral width and the distance from the apex of the fibular head to the joint line as well as the distance from the adductor tubercle to the joint line were measured on anteroposterior radiographs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean femoral width was 87.2 mm. The average distance from the adductor tubercle to the joint line was 47.9 mm and from the fibular head to the joint line was 20.5 mm. A linear correlation was found between the distance from the adductor tubercle to the joint line and femoral width, with a ratio of 0.55. There was no significant correlation between the distance from the fibular head to the joint line and femoral width.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was a linear correlation between the femoral width and the adductor tubercle-joint line distance irrespective of any factors such as age, gender and height. Therefore, the adductor tubercle can be used as a reliable landmark to determine the joint line level for easy evaluation and measurement during surgery.
authors: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul Bilim University, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors: Hülya
authors: H
authors: Gürbüz
authors: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors: Murat
authors: M
authors: Çakar
authors: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors: Müjdat
authors: M
authors: Adaş
authors: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors: Ali Çağrı
authors: AÇ
authors: Tekin
authors: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors: Mehmet Kürşad
authors: MK
authors: Bayraktar
authors: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors: Cem Zeki
authors: CZ
authors: Esenyel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000465:Algorithms; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005360:Fibula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014421:Turkey