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. 2022 Oct 29;14(10):e30824. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30824

Table 5. Summary of the morphometry of the proximal tibia reported by different authors for different ethnic populations.

CT: computed tomography; M: male; F: female: 3D: three-dimensional; tML: tibial mediolateral length; tAP: tibial anteroposterior length; tMAP: tibial medial anteroposterior length; tLAP: tibial lateral anteroposterior length; tR: tibial aspect ratio; mm: millimeters.

Authors Ethnicity Sample size Technique tML (mm) tAP (mm) tMAP (mm) tLAP (mm) tR (%)
    M F   M F M F M F M F M F
Cheng et al. [7] Chinese 94 78 CT 3D reconstruction 76.4 ± 2.8 68.8 ± 4.6 51.3 ± 2.0 45.7 ± 1.9 53.3 ± 2.5 47.5 ± 2.4 47.7 ± 2.7 42.4 ± 2.3 149.0 ± 5.7 150.7 ± 6.1
Kwak et al. [14] Koreans 50 50 CT 3D reconstruction 76.1 ± 4.0 67.6 ± 3.1 48.2 ± 3.3 43.2 ± 2.3 48.5 ± 3.7 43.5 ± 2.9 43.5 ± 2.9 39.8 ± 2.5 158 156
Uehara et al. [9] Japanese 21 59 CT imaging 83.0 ± 6.2 71.7 ± 4.0 53.8 ± 6.6 46.6 ± 3.6 - - - - - -
Mensch et al. [18] Caucasians (Americans) 14 16 Cadaveric study 80.3 ± 3.7 46.6 ± 3.6 - - 54.3 ± 3.6 46.0 ± 2.1 43.5 ± 2.8 38.3 ± 2.6 - -
Our study Indian 50 100 CT imaging 75.2 ± 3.6 66.1 ± 3.2 47.2 ± 3.0 42.1 ± 2.7 50.0 ± 3.1 43.9 ± 3.0 46.9 ± 2.6 40.9 ± 2.9 159.8 ± 10.0 157.2 ± 8.6