ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INTERCONDYLAR/ INTERMALLEOLAR DISTANCES AND TIBIOFEMORAL ANGLES; A CROSS–SECTIONAL STUDY

Celestine MADUKA; Augustine ENIVWENAE; Enoch UWAOKHONYE; Idris ODERINDE

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2017

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INTERCONDYLAR/ INTERMALLEOLAR DISTANCES AND TIBIOFEMORAL ANGLES; A CROSS–SECTIONAL STUDY

Celestine Maduka, Augustine Enivwenae, Enoch Uwaokhonye, Idris Oderinde

Abstract :

Tibiofemoral angle (TFA) is the angle the femoral axis makes with the axis of the tibia at the knee joint. Intercondylar distance (ICD) is the distance measured in centimeters between the two femoral condyles. The intermalleolar distance (IMD) is the distance between the two medial malleoli. There is a negative correlation between TFA and the ICD and a positive correlation between TFA and the IMD. Method: The study was conducted in kindergarten, primary and post–primary schools in Asaba Nigeria. Clinical measurements of TFA, ICD, and IMD of children 3–17 years were taken. 1775 subjects were assessed. The data was subjected to statistical analysis. Results: The mean TFA in this study was –0.16⁰ + 2.65⁰. There is a correlation between TFA and ICD/IMD. Conclusion: ICD and IMD correlate with TFA.