Background: The quadriceps femoris may be a reliable reference to proper alignment in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We previously showed the quadriceps vector (QV) to be the most parallel to the spherical axis (SA-center hip to center medial condyle) for healthy knees. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the QV is the most parallel to the SA in knees with varus osteoarthritis (OA).
Methods: CT imaging for 35 varus OA and 40 healthy Japanese knees was used to construct 3D models of the femur, patella and each quadriceps component for each subject. The QV was calculated using principal component analysis for direction and was compared with the relationship of the QV to the measurement axes of the lower extremity, including the anatomical, mechanical and spherical axes.
Results: The direction of the QV for the OA knee group was different from that for the healthy knee group in 3D space (medio-lateral direction: women, p = 0.532, men, p = 0.540; antero-posterior direction: women, p = 0.141, men, p < 0.001). However, the angle of the QV in relation to measurement axes in the coronal plane was closest to the SA in both groups (around 1°), with no difference between the groups (women, p = 0.382, men, p = 0.943).
Conclusion: In the coronal plane, the SA most closely approximates the QV for both healthy and OA knees. The more posterior QV position in the 3D space may affect the patellofemoral joint.
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