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# Measuring Technique: Femoral Condyle Width


### To ensure accurate and consistent reporting of the Width (W) measurement of femoral condyles, follow these steps:

**Lateral Condyles**
* Take the W measurement at an **acute angle** to where the lateral condyle groove intersects with intercondylar fossa **(1.)** The other component of this angle (your measurement) should be parallel to the coronal plane.
* Take the W measurement at the cartilage-bone boundary, regardless of cartilage quality at the boundary.

**Medial Condyles**
* The W measurement should be taken at a location posterior to the medial epicondyle **(2.)** and where the curvature of the medial condyle begins to straighten out **(3.)**
* This measurement should be parallel to the coronal plane.
* Take the W measurement at the cartilage-bone boundary, regardless of cartilage quality at the boundary.
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![W Measurement Locations and Landmarks](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/45175be43c538400/condyle-w-measurement-location_1dsivmz.jpg)

1. Lateral condyle groove or sulcus.
2. Medial epicondyle
3. Curvature of the medial condyle

*Note: the locations of both W measurements are roughly in-line with one another on a whole condyle. *
As a general rule, following these guidelines should land you about 2/3rds of the way back from the anterior of the graft. 

![Cartilage-Bone Boundary, Lateral Condyle](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/45175be43c538400/condyle-caliper-placement-1_66o6s9.jpg =700x1056)

![Cartilage-Bone Boundary, Medial Condyle](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/45175be43c538400/condyle-caliper-placement-2_1rqll9h.jpg =700x931)