Cam Morphology Is Associated With Increased Femoral Version: Findings From a Collection of 1,321 Cadaveric Femurs

Abstract

Background: To evaluate the relationship between femoral version (FV) and α angle (AA) in a large osteological collection of human femurs. Methods: The University of Iowa-Stanford osteological collection was used to evaluate the research aims. To measure FV and AA, axial photographs of the proximal femurs were taken, referenced from the posterior condylar axis. FV and AA measurements were obtained using ImageJ software, and the relationship between FV and AA was assessed with repeated-measures analysis of variance and generalized linear models. A P value of