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