Compared of Knee Alignment Index (Genu valgum & Genu varum) in university students

Purpose: The Purpose of this study is Compared of Knee Alignment Index (Genu valgum & Genu varum) in university students in Mazandaran Province. Method: For this purpose, 150 subjects (75 males and 75 females) were randomly among people with lower limb structure intact, the 3 region of Mazandaran Province (East, West & Central) were tested. In this study, according to knee examination Performa in genu valgum & genu varum knee examination, we have used of intermalleolar distance and intercondylar distance. The basic examination instrument is: Verner caliper made up of USA by 0.02 mm exactness and side instrument includes: transformed caliper and scaled blade of internal measurement. Datum’ analysis has been done by emphasis on determining the mean and standard deviation in age groups and confidence interval of 95% by the aid of SPSS22 software. Result: The results showed that the index IM.IC boys and girls university students there are a significant difference. Conclusion: This study could provide valuable information to Mazandaran health and treatment center and other researchers to get general norm gram for Iran society. This index could be used for recognizing calf abnormality (genu valgum & genu varum) in men section and also in different age groups in Mazandaran to evaluate and recognize early and avoid progress of abnormality prevalent in lower part of body and the bringing up health society.

Knee, Genu Valgum, Genu Varum, students, university.