Morphometrical studies of human femoral condyles

Thirty-six cadaver knees were examined by various morphometrical methods in order to obtain mathematical and graphical data concerning the geometry of the lower end of the femora. It was found that the paramedian sagittal curves represented magnifications of a certain curvature pattern specific to the medial and the lateral femoral condyle. These curves could be expressed mathematically for each condyle. Furthermore, we found dimensional as well as geometrical intervariations between the different size groups in the knee sample. This could serve as an argument for preferring a different design for medial and lateral condyle components in knee prostheses.