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ArticleArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery2025

Does sex and region affect the patella position? A multi-center study of 2000 cases.

Fidelius von Rehlingen-Prinz, Seher Kara, Anabel Schmid, Maximillian Budin, Moez Asaid Zeiton, Saket Bonde, Mustafa Akkaya, Serhat Akcaalan, Jochen G Hofstaetter, Sebastian Simon and 10 more

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Fidelius von Rehlingen-PrinzUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Seher KaraGaziosmanpasa Physical Medicine Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Anabel SchmidHelios Endo-Klinik Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Maximillian BudinHelios Endo-Klinik Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Moez Asaid ZeitonWrightington Hospital, Wigan, United Kingdom.
Saket BondeWrightington Hospital, Wigan, United Kingdom.
Mustafa AkkayaAnkara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey.
Serhat AkcaalanAnkara City Hospital, Çankaya, Turkey.
Jochen G HofstaetterOrthopaedic Hospital Speising, Vienna, Austria.
Sebastian SimonOrthopaedic Hospital Speising, Vienna, Austria.
Annika HeuerUniversity Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
T David LuoIndiana Orthopedic Institute, Fort Wayne, United States.
Luigi ZannaUnita Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Ospedale Santa Maria Annunziata - Azienda USL Toscana, Azienda, Italy.
Rudy SangalettiU.O.C. Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy.
Salahulddin AbuljadailKing Faisal University, Al Hufūf, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah AlghamdiKing Faisal University, Al Hufūf, Saudi Arabia.
Mustafa Fahti DasciDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yuri Lara TaranchenkoAutonomous University of Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
Thorsten GehrkeHelios Endo-Klinik Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Mustafa CitakHelios Endo-Klinik Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. mcitak@gmx.de.

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purposeAs patella height can affect the outcome of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in a number of ways, this study aimed to investigate whether factors such as region, sex and age play a role in causing differences in patella height.

methodsBetween the 1st of March and the 31st of December 2022, 2000 patients from 7 different countries (Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) awaiting elective TKA were enrolled in this study. Lateral radiographs of the knee with the femoral condyles fully overlapped were used to measure the Insall-Salvati index. The patella height measurements were then correlated with age, sex and region to see if there were any patterns of distribution.

resultsFrom ten different hospitals across seven countries, 2,000 patients were collected. Approximately, 50% of the groups were female and 50% were male with a median age at surgery of 59 years (± 20 years). There were no significant differences in patella position based on age, region or sex between the different study populations, although there were significant differences between patients from different countries.

conclusionPatella height showed significant variability within our patient cohort, even between different populations within the same country of origin. However, it should be noted that age, sex and country of origin do not appear to influence patella height in the preoperative planning of knee surgery.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneePatellaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSex FactorsKnee surgeryPatella altaPatella bajaRevision surgery

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