2018
A quantitative method for the radiological assessment of skeletal maturity using the distal femur.
Knapik D, Sanders J, Gilmore A, Weber D, Cooperman D, Liu R. A quantitative method for the radiological assessment of skeletal maturity using the distal femur. The Bone & Joint Journal 2018, 100-B: 1106-1111. PMID: 30062944, PMCID: PMC6152884, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b8.bjj-2017-1489.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyle bone ageDistal femoral physisBone ageFinal heightFemoral physisDistal femurSkeletal maturityChronological ageBone Joint JMean ageHealthy childrenRadiological assessmentSerial radiographsLinear regression analysisCentral peak valuePhysisAgeRegression analysisThree yearsRadiographsFemurGreulichGenderChildren
2011
Gender differences in the anatomy of the distal femur.
Gillespie R, Levine A, Fitzgerald S, Kolaczko J, DeMaio M, Marcus R, Cooperman D. Gender differences in the anatomy of the distal femur. The Bone & Joint Journal 2011, 93: 357-63. PMID: 21357958, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.93b3.24708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistal femurMedial flangeTotal knee replacementKnee replacementMechanical axisAnteroposterior heightMediolateral widthAnterior flangeArticular widthFemoral lengthGender-specific designFemurKnee prosthesisSignificant differencesCadaver femursEffect of genderAnatomical differencesFemale femoraAgeGender differencesAnatomyGenderMale femurStatistical analysisDifferences