Ethnical Differences in Knee Phenotypes Indicate the Need for a More Individualized Approach in Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparison of 80 Asian Knees with 308 Caucasian Knees

The purpose of this study was to determine the distribution of functional knee phenotypes in a non-osteoarthritic Asian population. The Stryker Orthopaedic Modeling and Analytics (SOMA) database was searched for CT scans of the lower limb meeting the following inclusion criteria: patient age at time of image >18 and <46 years, no signs of fractures and/or previous surgery and/or degenerative changes, Asian ethnicity. A total of 80 CT scans of 40 patients were included (24 males, 16 females). The hip-knee-ankle angle (HKA), femoral mechanical angle (FMA) and tibial mechanical angle (TMA) were measured. Based on these measurements, each limb was phenotyped according to the previously introduced functional knee phenotype concept. All angles and phenotypes of the present study were compared with previously published data of a non-osteoarthritic Caucasian population (308 legs of 160 patients, 102 males, 58 females). Asian knees had a significantly lower TMA (both genders p < 0.001) but a higher FMA (males p < 0.05, females p < 0.001) than Caucasian knees but showed no difference in the HKA. Asian knees differed significantly with regard to femoral and tibial phenotypes (p < 0.01), but not with regard to limb phenotypes. The high variability of all coronal alignment parameters highlights the importance of a detailed analysis prior to TKA. Ethnical differences underline the need for a more individualized approach in TKA.

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