SUMMARY: Total and unicompartmental joints replacements have become the main standard for the
treatment of degenerative disorders and osteoarthritis of the knee. In total knee arthroplasty less than
half an inch (9 mm) of the tibial and femoral articular surfaces are removed from the ends of bones and replace the metal and
plastic prosthesis. There by the dimensions of each condyle are requisite for designing prosthesis required for knee
arthroplasty. Fifty (25 right & 25 left) adult fully ossied dry tibias were taken from the Department of Anatomy and morphometric
measurements of medial and lateral condyle were taken by using a Vernier caliper. Statistical analysis of the parameters was
done. Present study, the mean anteroposterior, the transverse diameter of medial and lateral condyles of tibia were 45.71±3.17,
29.75±2.95, and 39.71±3.09, 30.24±2.45 mm respectively. The mean mediolateral length of total tibia and the mean
circumference of the upper tibia were 69.35±5.08 and 191.49±14.85 mm respectively. The results of this study will be helpful for
anatomists, anthropologists, and orthopedics in cases of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, complete knee arthroplasty
procedures, and meniscal transplantation.
MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF UPPER END OF TIBIA IN GUJARAT REGION AND ITS CLINICAL IMPLICATION IN KNEE ARTHROPLASTY