Abstract

Knee joint is a complex joint which includes both tibiofemoral joint and patellofemoral joint. The bony geometry of the tibia and femur contributes to the static stability of the knee joint and is responsible for the normal knee kinematics.The intercondylar notch/ intercondylar fossa is the area of the posteroinferior aspect of the distal femur between it’s condyles. Objective: To study the morphometric analysis of intercondylar fossa of distal end of femur and it’s clinical significance in total knee arthroplasty. Material and Methods: In this Cross-sectional descriptive study, 250 dry human femurs,125 right side and 125 left side, were examined, in the LN Medical College, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) region, where the morphology and morphometry of the distal end of femur, including bicondylar width, intercondylar notch – width, depth, height and curvature, Index parameters – notch width index and notch depth index were noted and documented. Results: In this study there were no statistically significant parameters between right and left femur As the bicodyler width, intercondylar width, intercondylar height, intercondylar depth intercondylar curvature found 65.82 mm,23.33 mm,28.22 mm, 32.17 mm, 45.39 mm in right femur and 66.21 mm, 23.32 mm , 28.75 mm, 32.22 mm, 44.75 mm in left femur respectively. Conclusion: The current study provides the morphometric measurements of intercondylar fossa of distal end of femur by direct method. For clinical relevance, it could serve as important landmark for the proper distal femoral resection during total knee arthroplasty for knees with significant deformities.

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