Variability of Level of Tibial Tuberosity

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The Department of Orthopedics, El-Mabara Hospital, Assiut and The Department of Human Anatomy & Embryology, Assiut University Hospitals*, Assiut

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Abstract
Background: Life assessment of this parameters were related to its importance in many orthopaedic surgical proce-dures, as tibial tuberosity level is used as a landmark in high tibial osteotomy and total knee replacement.
Aim of Study: Epidemiological study for assessment of the following levels in adult Egyptians which may affect many orthopedic surgical procedures. Level of tibial tuberosity from the tibial plateau to tibial tuberosity.
Patients and Methods: Our study is a Prospective descrip-tive cross sectional study. We studied level of tibial tuberosity of the knee in 500 cases divided as 231 males and 269 female egyptian subjects between the ages of 20 to 60 years. The cases were selected from the records of the Orthopaedic Department of Assiut University Tertiary Hospitals in Egypt during 2016-2017.
Results: The tibial tuberosity level ranges from 22 to 31mm. Male hight range from 21 to 33mm. Femal hight range from 22 to 28mm.
Conclusion: As regard to the tibial tuberosity level in comparison to other study we revealed that Egyptian tibial tuberosity height is higher than that of the Chinese.

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The Medical Journal of Cairo University
Volume 87, March
March 2019
Pages 1203-1207

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