No Correlation of Height or Gender with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Footprint Size
Wu E, Chen M, Cooperman D, Victoroff B, Goodfellow D, Farrow L. No Correlation of Height or Gender with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Footprint Size. The Journal Of Knee Surgery 2011, 24: 039-044. PMID: 21618937, DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1275402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnterior Cruciate LigamentBody HeightFemaleFemurHumansMaleRegression AnalysisSex CharacteristicsConceptsAnterior cruciate ligamentDouble-bundle reconstructionLateral intercondylar ridgeIntercondylar ridgeAnatomic double-bundle reconstructionPatient sexFemoral tunnelPatient heightCruciate ligamentFemoral attachmentBivariate regression analysisPreoperative planningRegression analysisGenderPrincipal findingsHuman femurPatientsLigamentGender 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