Gustavo Reple1,2, Arnaud Felden3, Antoine Feydy4,5,6, Philippe Anract3,5,6, David Biau3,5,6. 1. Departamento de Radiologia Musculoesquelética, Hospital do Coração (HCor) and Teleimagem, Rua Desembargador Eliseu Guilherme 147, 04004-030, São Paulo, Brazil. gustavo_reple@hotmail.com. 2. Service de radiologie B, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 27 rue du faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France. gustavo_reple@hotmail.com. 3. Service de chirurgie orthopédique, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 27 rue du faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France. 4. Service de radiologie B, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 27 rue du faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France. 5. Université Paris Descartes, Paris 5, Paris, France. 6. INSERM U1153, Paris, France.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The linea aspera can be used as a landmark to assess the rotation of the distal femoral epiphysis when performing an endoprostheses. However, no study has assessed the reliability of this landmark. We therefore asked whether the linea aspera could be used as a rotational landmark for positioning distal femoral knee megaprostheses. MATERIALS: This is an anatomic MRI-based study of 50 femurs (27 subjects). For each femur, multiple axial sections were obtained from the intercondylar line at the knee joint to the lesser trochanter; each axial section was superposed with that where the posterior condyles were seen and the R angle was measured. The R angle is the angle measured medially where the line passing through the linea aspera and the line tangent to the posterior condyles intersects. RESULTS: There were considerable differences between and within subjects with a maximum R angle ranging from 100° to 120°. Regression models showed that the R angle was significantly associated with distance from knee joint and subjects. CONCLUSION: Surgeons should have the R angle measured before performing a distal femoral reconstruction.
PURPOSE: The linea aspera can be used as a landmark to assess the rotation of the distal femoral epiphysis when performing an endoprostheses. However, no study has assessed the reliability of this landmark. We therefore asked whether the linea aspera could be used as a rotational landmark for positioning distal femoral knee megaprostheses. MATERIALS: This is an anatomic MRI-based study of 50 femurs (27 subjects). For each femur, multiple axial sections were obtained from the intercondylar line at the knee joint to the lesser trochanter; each axial section was superposed with that where the posterior condyles were seen and the R angle was measured. The R angle is the angle measured medially where the line passing through the linea aspera and the line tangent to the posterior condyles intersects. RESULTS: There were considerable differences between and within subjects with a maximum R angle ranging from 100° to 120°. Regression models showed that the R angle was significantly associated with distance from knee joint and subjects. CONCLUSION: Surgeons should have the R angle measured before performing a distal femoral reconstruction.
Keywords:
Anatomy; Landmark; Linea aspera; Rotation
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