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ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2021

Morphometric measurement of the proximal tibia to design the tibial component of total knee arthroplasty for the Thai population.

Chotchuang Phombut, Supakit Rooppakhun, Bura Sindhupakorn

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Article in Journal of experimental orthopaedics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Chotchuang PhombutSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand.
Supakit RooppakhunSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand. supakit@sut.ac.th.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0802-7422
Bura SindhupakornSchool of Orthopedics, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand.
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Abstract

purposeThis study evaluates the morphology of the Thai proximal tibia based on three-dimensional (3D) models to design the tibial component.

methodsThe 3D models of 480 tibias were created using reverse engineering techniques from computed tomography imaging data obtained from 240 volunteers (120 males, 120 females; range 20-50 years). Based on 3D measurements, a digital ruler was used to measure the distance between the triangular points of the models. The morphometric parameters consisted of mediolateral length (ML), anteroposterior width (AP), medial anteroposterior width (MAP), lateral anteroposterior width (LAP), central to a medial length (CM), central to a lateral length (CL), medial anterior radius (MAR), lateral anterior radius (LAR), and tibial aspect ratio (AR). An independent t-test was performed for gender differences, and K-means clustering was used to find the optimum sizes of the tibial component with a correlation between ML length and AP width in Thai people.

resultsThe average morphometric parameters of Thai proximal tibia, namely ML, AP, MAP, LAP, CM, and CL, were as follows: 72.52 ± 5.94 mm, 46.36 ± 3.84 mm, 49.22 ± 3.62 mm, 43.59 ± 4.05 mm, 14.29 ± 2.72 mm, and 15.28 ± 2.99 mm, respectively. The average of MAR, LAR, and AR was 24.43 ± 2.11 mm, 21.52 ± 2.00 mm, and 1.57 ± 0.08, respectively. All morphometric parameters in males were significantly higher than those of females. There was a difference between the Thai proximal tibia and other nationalities and a mismatch between the size of the commercial tibial component and the Thai knee. Using K-means clustering analysis, the recommended number of ML and AP is seven sizes for the practical design of tibial components to cover the Thai anatomy.

conclusionThe design of the tibial component should be recommended to cover the anatomy of the Thai population. These data provide essential information for the specific design of Thai knee prostheses.

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MorphometricProximal tibiaReverse engineeringThaisTibial component

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