Femoral anteversion measured by the surgical transepicondylar axis is a reliable parameter for evaluating femoral rotational deformities in patients with patellar dislocation

作者：Jiaxing Chen, Baoshan Yin, Jinjiang Yao, Yunlong Zhou, Hua Zhang, Jian Zhang, Aiguo Zhou · 发表于：Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.1007/s00167-022-07016-0 · 被引用次数：22 · 研究领域：Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies、Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes、Hip disorders and treatments

PURPOSE: To verify whether femoral anteversion measured by the surgical transepicondylar axis (S-FA) is a reliable parameter for evaluating femoral rotational deformities and to provide an indication for derotational distal femoral osteotomy (DDFO) in patients with patellar dislocation. METHODS: Ninety patients with recurrent patellar dislocation and 90 healthy individuals were enrolled. The S-FA, the femoral anteversion measured by posterior condylar reference line (P-FA), the length of posterior femoral condyles, and the posterior condylar angle (PCA) were assessed by CT images. The unpaired t test and Pearson correlation analysis were conducted. Receiver operating characteristic curves and the area under the curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the diagnostic capacity of the parameters. The pathological value of the measurements was determined, and a binary regression model was established. RESULTS: The S-FA and P-FA were greater in the study group (14.2 ± 7.7° and 19.7 ± 7.3°, respectively) than in the control group (7.2 ± 8.0° and 12.2 ± 8.2°, respectively) (P < 0.001). The lateral/posterior condyle was shorter in patients with patellar dislocation (21.2 ± 2.5 mm) than in healthy individuals (23.5 ± 2.7 mm) (P = 0.001). The P-FA was correlated with PCA in the study group (P < 0.001). The S-FA and P-FA had AUCs of 0.734 and 0.767 for patellar dislocation, respectively. The pathological values of the S-FA and P-FA were 20.4° and 25.8°, respectively. The S-FA revealed a signif...