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An anatomical and biometrical study of the femoral trochlear groove in the human fetus
Author(s) -
Glard Yann,
Jouve JeanLuc,
Panuel Michel,
Adalian Pascal,
Tardieu Christine,
Bollini Gérard
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.932
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1469-7580
pISSN - 0021-8782
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2005.00400.x
Subject(s) - anatomy , groove (engineering) , fetus , biology , medicine , pregnancy , engineering , genetics , mechanical engineering
We performed a biometric analysis of the femoral trochlear groove in the fetus and compared our findings with those observed in adults. We studied 44 formalin‐preserved fetuses (13–38 weeks) and used digitized images to obtain measurements (α angle of the groove, trochlear slopes θL and θM). A comparison of means between our series and adults was achieved. For each angle of the distal epiphysis (α, θL, θM) there was no significant difference between our fetal series and adults. This is the first biometric study of fetal trochlea. The morphology of the lower femur appears to be the same in the fetus and the adult.