Author(s)

Naranbat Lkhagvasuren¹, Erdenebileg Avirmed¹, Batsukh Ombogo¹, Battulga Khaltar¹, Zolbayar Baasanjav¹, Otgonsaikhan Nomkhoidorj¹, Munkhbaatar Dagvasumberel², Puntsag Chultemsuren³, Avirmed Amgalanbaatar⁴, Munkhbayarlakh Sonomjamts⁵

¹Department of Orthopeadic, School of Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
²Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
³Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
⁴Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
⁵Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Objective: This study was aimed to determine anthropometric measurements of knee joint among healthy Mongolian population and identify FML (Femur Medial Lateral), TML (Tibia Media Lateral), PML (Patella Medial Lateral), PAP (Patella Anterior Posterior), FAP (Femur Anterior Posterior) and TAP (Tibia Anterior Posterior). Methods: This cross-sectional study included 100 participants. We measured femoral, tibial and patellar dimensions using X-ray. Result: A total of 100 participants (44 male, 56 female participants) enrolled in this study. Age was ranged 20 - 59 and average age was 38 ± 9. Average FAP was 70.6 ± 1.22 mm in male and 66.9 ± 3.93 mm in female. Average TML in male was 85.6 ± 1.27 mm and 79.1 ± 0.8 mm in female. Average TAP was 60.1 ± 4.87 mm in male and 55.7 ± 4.96 in female. Average PAP was 22.5 ± 2.83 mm in male and 23.8 ± 2.43 mm in female. Average PML was 50.2 ± 1.45 mm in male and 46.8 ± 4.09 mm in female. Knee anthropometric measurements were statistically different in gender (P < 0.0002). Conclusion: Participants average FML was statistically lower than Asian and European people and FAP was statistically higher than them.

FAP, TML, TAP, PML, PAP, Osteoarthritis

Lkhagvasuren, N. , Avirmed, E. , Ombogo, B. , Khaltar, B. , Baasanjav, Z. , Nomkhoidorj, O. , Dagvasumberel, M. , Chultemsuren, P. , Amgalanbaatar, A. and Sonomjamts, M. (2018) Morphological Measurements of Knee Joints in Mongolian Population. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 8, 619-626. doi: 10.4236/ojapps.2018.812050.