Morphometric Evaluation of Korean Femurs by Geometric Computation: Comparisons of the Sex and the Population

Table 1

Definitions of femur parameters.

Group	Abbreviation	Measurement
Whole	HMA	Height after mechanical axis alignment
	HAA	Height after anatomical axis alignment
	HOB	Height measured by osteometric board
	AMAC	Angle between mechanical axis and anatomical axis in coronal plane
	AMAS	Angle between mechanical axis and anatomical axis in sagittal plane
Proximal	HSD	Sphere diameter fit to head
	HCO	Head center offset
	NA2D	Neck angle on coronal plane
	NA3D	Neck angle in 3D vector
	VAAP	Version angle on axial plane
Diaphysis	PDA	Proximal diaphysis (1/3) angle on sagittal plane
	CDA	Central diaphysis (2/3) angle on sagittal plane
	DDA	Distal diaphysis (3/3) angle on sagittal plane
	ACC	Anterior cortex curvature on sagittal plane
	PCC	Posterior cortex curvature on sagittal plane
	CL	Chord length
	ST	Subtense
Distal	DLC	Depth of lateral condyle
	WLC	Width of lateral condyle
	DMC	Depth of medial condyle
	WMC	Width of medial condyle
	DIN	Depth of intercondylar notch
	WIN	Width of intercondylar notch
Medullary canal	IPDE	Isthmic position from distal end
	MLWI	Mediolateral width at isthmus
	APWI	Anteroposterior width at isthmus
	MLWM	Mediolateral width at mid center
	APWM	Anteroposterior width at mid center