PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - AMANDA E. NELSON
AU  - LARISSA BRAGA
AU  - ANDRESA BRAGA-BAIAK
AU  - JULIUS ATASHILI
AU  - TODD A. SCHWARTZ
AU  - JORDAN B. RENNER
AU  - CHARLES G. HELMICK
AU  - JOANNE M. JORDAN
TI  - Static Knee Alignment Measurements among Caucasians and African Americans: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
AID  - 10.3899/jrheum.081294
DP  - 2009 Sep 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - 1987--1990
VI  - 36
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/36/9/1987.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/36/9/1987.full
SO  - J Rheumatol2009 Sep 01; 36
AB  - Objective. To determine if knee alignment measures differ between African Americans and Caucasians without radiographic knee osteoarthritis (rOA). Methods. A single knee was randomly selected from 175 participants in the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project without rOA in either knee. Anatomic axis, condylar, tibial plateau, and condylar plateau angles were measured by 1 radiologist; means were compared and adjusted for age and body mass index (BMI). Results. There were no significant differences in knee alignment measurements between Caucasians and African Americans among men or women. Conclusion. Observed differences in knee rOA occurrence between African Americans and Caucasians are not explained by differences in static knee alignment.