Background: Despite intensive research there is no consensus about the talocrural joint axis. The aim of the present study is a new method to determinate the geometric rotational axis of the talocrural joint.
Methods: We analyzed 98 CT-scans of full cadaver Caucasian legs. We generated three-dimensional reconstruction models of the talus. A best fitting cone was orientated to the talar articular surface. The geometric rotational axis was defined to be the axis of this cone.
Results: The geometric rotational axis of the talocrural joint is orientated from lateral-distal to medial-proximal (85.6°±10 compared to anatomical tibial axis in torsional plane), from posterior-distal to anterior-proximal (81.43°±44.35 compared to anatomical tibial axis in sagittal plane) and from posterior-medial to anterior-lateral (169.2°±5.91 compared to intermalleolar axis in axial plane).
Conclusions: The consideration of our results might be helpful for better understanding of ankle biomechanics.
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