Research Article

Measurement of the knee joint line in Turkish population

Volume: 49 Number: 1 March 19, 2015
  • Hulya Gurbuz
  • Murat Cakar
  • Mujdat Adas
  • Ali Tekin
  • Mehmet Bayraktar
  • Cem Esenyel
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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.

Conclusion: 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.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Hulya Gurbuz This is me

Murat Cakar This is me

Mujdat Adas This is me

Ali Tekin This is me

Mehmet Bayraktar This is me

Cem Esenyel This is me

Publication Date

March 19, 2015

Submission Date

March 19, 2015

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 49 Number: 1

APA
Gurbuz, H., Cakar, M., Adas, M., Tekin, A., Bayraktar, M., & Esenyel, C. (2015). Measurement of the knee joint line in Turkish population. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 49(1), 41-44. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2015.14.0050
AMA
1.Gurbuz H, Cakar M, Adas M, Tekin A, Bayraktar M, Esenyel C. Measurement of the knee joint line in Turkish population. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2015;49(1):41-44. doi:10.3944/AOTT.2015.14.0050
Chicago
Gurbuz, Hulya, Murat Cakar, Mujdat Adas, Ali Tekin, Mehmet Bayraktar, and Cem Esenyel. 2015. “Measurement of the Knee Joint Line in Turkish Population”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 49 (1): 41-44. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2015.14.0050.
EndNote
Gurbuz H, Cakar M, Adas M, Tekin A, Bayraktar M, Esenyel C (March 1, 2015) Measurement of the knee joint line in Turkish population. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 49 1 41–44.
IEEE
[1]H. Gurbuz, M. Cakar, M. Adas, A. Tekin, M. Bayraktar, and C. Esenyel, “Measurement of the knee joint line in Turkish population”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 41–44, Mar. 2015, doi: 10.3944/AOTT.2015.14.0050.
ISNAD
Gurbuz, Hulya - Cakar, Murat - Adas, Mujdat - Tekin, Ali - Bayraktar, Mehmet - Esenyel, Cem. “Measurement of the Knee Joint Line in Turkish Population”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 49/1 (March 1, 2015): 41-44. https://doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2015.14.0050.
JAMA
1.Gurbuz H, Cakar M, Adas M, Tekin A, Bayraktar M, Esenyel C. Measurement of the knee joint line in Turkish population. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2015;49:41–44.
MLA
Gurbuz, Hulya, et al. “Measurement of the Knee Joint Line in Turkish Population”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 49, no. 1, Mar. 2015, pp. 41-44, doi:10.3944/AOTT.2015.14.0050.
Vancouver
1.Hulya Gurbuz, Murat Cakar, Mujdat Adas, Ali Tekin, Mehmet Bayraktar, Cem Esenyel. Measurement of the knee joint line in Turkish population. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2015 Mar. 1;49(1):41-4. doi:10.3944/AOTT.2015.14.0050