ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2020
Posterior tibial slope of the knee measured on X-rays in a Turkish population.
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- Unsupervised machine learning identifies two distinct posterior tibial slope clusters largely independent of Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee in osteoarthritic knees.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Middle Eastern male ACL-deficient patients exhibit steeper posterior tibial slope than European counterparts: A cross-cultural matched cohort study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Effect of Posterior Tibial Slope on Knee Kinematics After Bicruciate-Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the relationship of posterior tibial slope with gender and age in Turkish population with 3 different methods.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Do age, gender, and region affect tibial slope? A multi-center study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Tibial Slope on Conventional Lateral Radiographs in Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Injured and Intact Knees: Mean Value and Outliers.The American journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Radiographic measurement of the posterior tibial slope in normal Chinese adults: a retrospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Reliability of Plain Radiographs Versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Measure Tibial Slope in Sports Medicine Patients: Can They Be Used Interchangeably?Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Copers and Noncopers Use Different Landing Techniques to Limit Anterior Tibial Translation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposePosterior tibial inclination of the knee joint should be considered during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and total knee replacement surgery. This inclination is called the posterior tibial slope (PTS) angle. The PTS differs among populations and the aim of this study was to determine the mean PTS in a Turkish population.
methodsPTS was measured retrospectively on lateral knee X-rays (n = 1024). The angle between the line connecting the anterior and posterior points of the lateral tibial plateau and the tibial longitudinal axis was taken as the PTS angle. Intra- and inter-observer agreement regarding the measurements on 20 X-rays were checked.
resultsThe mean PTS angle for the entire cohort was 8.36 ± 3.3° (range: 2.1-18.7°); it was 8.57 ± 3.4° (range: 2.3-17.4°) in men and 8.16 ± 3.2° (range: 2.1-18.7°) in women. Although no significant correlation was detected between PTS and age, PTS was higher in men than in women.
conclusionThe increasing number of total knee replacement surgeries has increased the need for studies on implant mismatch. In this study, reference PTS values were determined for a Turkish population. It may be beneficial to use patient-specific implants in some cases.
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