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Table 2 Summary of the morphometry of the proximal tibia and distal femur (in mm) in various studies

From: Anthropometric measurements of non-arthritic knees in an Egyptian population: an MRI-based study

 

(Morphometry of the proximal tibia)

(Morphometry of the distal femur)

Authors

Population

Method

Study No.

t-ML

t-AP

t-AR

f-ML

f-AP

f-AR

Mensch et al. [12] I

American

Radiograph

30 cadavers

53 radiographic knees

80.3 ± 3.7 (M)

70.1 ± 2.8 (F)

74.9 ± 6.1 (C)

NR

NR

78.5 ± 7.1 (M)

70.5 ± 5.5 (F)

72.1 ± 6.6 (C)

78.5 ± 4.7 (M)

67.3 ± 4.9 (F)

68.4 ± 6.9 (C)

1.44 ± 0.1 (M)

1.43 ± 0.1 (F)

1.43 ± 0.1 (C)

Cheng et al. [19] II

Chinese

CT

172

non-arthritic

76.4 ± 2.8 (M)

68.8 ± 4.6 (F)

73.0 ± 4.6 (C)

51.3 ± 2.0 (M)

45.7 ± 1.9 (F)

48.8 ± 3.4 (C)

1.49 ± 0.05 (M)

1.51 ± 0.06 (F)

1.50 ± 0.05 (C)

74.4 ± 2.9 (M)

66.8 ± 3.1 (F)

71.0 ± 3.0 (C)

66.6 ± 2.4 (M)

61.0 ± 2.7 (F)

64.1 ± 2.7 (C)

1.12 ± 0.03 (M)

1.10 ± 0.02 (F)

1.11 ± 0.3 (C)

Chaichankul et al. [17] III

Thai

MRI

200

non-arthritic

74.4 ± 3.4 (M)

64.9 ± 3.5 (F)

68.8 ± 5.8 (C)

50.2 ± 3.1 (M)

43.2 ± 2.6 (F)

46.1 ± 4.4 (C)

NR

70.2 ± 3.9 (M)

59.9 ± 3.8 (F)

65.05 ± 3.85(C)

48.6 ± 3.7 (M)

43.3 ± 3.7 (F)

45.95 ± 3.7(C)

1.45 ± 0.1 (M)

1.39 ± 0.1 (F)

1.42 ± 0.1(C)

Li et al. [15] IV

Caucasian

CT

127

non-arthritic

79.4 ± 4.3 (M)

70.2 ± 2.7 (F)

74.8 3.5(C)

49.5 ± 2.9 (M)

45.2 ± 2.3 (F)

47.4 ± 2.6 (C)

1.61 ± 0.1 (M)

1.54 ± 0.1 (F)

1.6 ± 0.1(C)

74.6 ± 3.9 (M)

65.4 ± 1.4 (F)

70 ± 2.65(C)

59.6 ± 3.2 (M)

55.4 ± 2.8 (F)

57.5 ± 3(C)

1.25 ± 0.1 (M)

1.18 ± 0.1 (F)

1.22 ± 0.1(C)

Mcnamara et al. [20] V

Hispanic

MRI

500

non-arthritic

80.3 ± 4.0 (M)

69.8 ± 3.1 (F)

75.1 ± 3.6(C)

54.7 ± 3.3 (M)

47.1 ± 2.6 (F)

50.9 ± 3(C)

NR

77.2 ± 4.1 (M)

66.3 ± 3.0 (F)

71.8 ± 3.55(C)

49.9 ±3.8 (M)

45.6 ± 3.2 (F)

47.75 ± 3.5(C)

1.55 ± 0.1 (M)

1.46 ± 0.1 (F)

1.51 ± 0.1(C)

Mohan et al. [16] VI

Indian

MRI

100

non-arthritic

75.7 ± 4.3 (M)

65.5 ± 3.2 (F)

70.6 ± 3.8(C)

49.1 ± 3.9 (M)

43.3 ± 2.7 (F)

46.2 ± 3.3 (C)

1.55 ± 0.1 (M)

1.52 ± 0.07 (F)

1.54 ± 0.09(C)

73.7 ± 4.1 (M)

64.8 ± 3.4 (F)

69.3 ± 3.8(C)

57.5 ± 3.1 (M)

52.8 ± 3.1 (F)

55.2 ± 3.1(C)

1.28 ± 0.1 (M)

1.23 ± 0.1 (F)

1.26 ± 0.1(C)

Lim et al. [18] VII

Korean

MRI

115

non-arthritic

80.6 ± 6.3 (M)

70.0 ± 3.5 (F)

75.3 ± 4.9 (C)

NR

NR

81.5 ±5.7 (M)

76.7 ±3.7 (F)

79.1 ± 4.7(C)

NR

NR

Our Study VIII

Egyptian

MRI

200

non-arthritic

76.1 ± 3.0 (M)

67.3 ± 3.2 (F)

71.6 ± 5.4 (C)

46.9 ± 3.0 (M)

41.4 ± 2.9 (F)

44.2 ± 4.0 (C)

1.62 ± 0.1 (M)

1.63 ± 0.1 (F)

1.63 ± 0.1 (C)

74.9 ± 3.2 (M)

67.3 ± 3.7 (F)

71.1 ± 5.1 (C)

61.0 ± 3.1 (M)

54.8 ± 3.3 (F)

57.9 ± 4.4 (C)

1.23 ± 0.01 (M)

1.23 ± 0.02 (F)

1.23 ± 0.04 (C)

Comparing the results from previous studies with our results. *

VIII vs. I

<  0.001

  

= 0.013

<  0.001

<  0.001

VIII vs. II

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

= 0.810

<  0.001

<  0.001

VIII vs. III

<  0.001

<  0.001

 

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

VIII vs. IV

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

= 0.003

= 0.228

= 0.002

VIII vs. V

<  0.001

<  0.001

 

= 0.052

<  0.001

<  0.001

VIII vs. VI

<  0.001

= 0.163

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

VIII vs. VII

<  0.001

  

<  0.001

  
  1. M male, F female, C combined, CT computed tomography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, NR not reported
  2. *One sample t test was used