Background: Accurate restoration
of normal knee anatomy and alignment is the main goal and objective of knee surgery. In the field of total knee arthroplasty,
positioning of the implants in the axial
plane is referred to as rotational alignment (Victoret
al.,2009). Correct Rotational
positioning of femoral and tibial components is critical in total knee
arthroplasty (TKA). Failure in implant positioning may result in
disproportionate tension on the ligaments, causing complications such as
development of pain, stiffness, instability or early loosening of the implant(Agliettiet al.,2008).Objective: This study aims to
measure the angular relationships of the distal femoral rotational axis in
normal Sudanese population. Material and Methods: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the
knees of 148 Sudanese subjects were used to define the axes and angles. 114 of
these subjects were males and 34 were females. The posterior condylar angle (PCA), the Whiteside-zepicondylar angle (W-EP), the condylar twist angle (CTA), and the
Whiteside trochlear anteroposterior line—posterior condyle line angle (WAP/PCL)
were measured. Results: The mean posterior condylar angle (PCA) is 1.69?,
the mean condylar twist
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