The geometry of the tibial plateau and its influence on the biomechanics of the tibiofemoral joint

• Published in: Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume Vol. 90; no. 12; p. 2724
• Main Authors: Hashemi, Javad, Chandrashekar, Naveen, Gill, Brian, Beynnon, Bruce D, Slauterbeck, James R, Schutt, Jr, Robert C, Mansouri, Hossein, Dabezies, Eugene
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2008
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; Biomechanical Phenomena; Disease Susceptibility; Female; Humans; Knee Joint - anatomy & histology; Knee Joint - physiology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Pilot Projects; Reproducibility of Results; Sex Factors; Single-Blind Method; Tibia - anatomy & histology; Weight-Bearing - physiology; Young Adult

The geometry of the tibial plateau is complex and asymmetric. Previous research has characterized subject-to-subject differences in the tibial plateau geometry in the sagittal plane on the basis of a single parameter, the posterior slope. We hypothesized that (1) there are large subject-to-subject v...