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July 26, 2026Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B

Establishing normative femoral morphology in the pediatric population using computed tomography

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BDBüşra DemirciYTYalçın TurhanNYNiyazi Erdem Yaşar

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Overview

Pilot study defines lower limb morphology in children using CT, suggesting implications for growth assessments.

Key Points

  • The aim is to establish normative femoral morphology in healthy children to differentiate normal variants from pathological conditions during growth.
  • Retrospective analysis of CT scans in 172 patients aged 6-17 years (318 femurs)
  • Measurements included femoral anteversion angle (FAA), intracanal diameter (ICD), and femoral antecurvatum
  • Distribution of parameters evaluated by age, gender, and side comparisons.
  • Mean FAA was 19.2 ± 10.4°, significantly higher in girls (23.5 ± 8.5°) compared to boys (18.1 ± 10.5°; P < 0.001)
  • 24.6% had a right-to-left FAA difference of more than 5°, and 2.9% exhibited femoral retroversion
  • ICD increased by 56% with age, significantly lower in girls (7.3 ± 1.9 mm) than boys (8.7 ± 1.8 mm; P < 0.01).

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Demirci et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a825d3aea3239cd78a2ahttps://doi.org/10.1097/bpb.0000000000001390
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