Windswept deformities - An indication to individualise valgus correction angle during total knee arthroplasty

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• 作者：Gautam M. Shetty ; ^{gautams10@gmail.com} ; Arun Mullaji ; Ahmed Adel Khalifa ; Abhik Ray
• 关键词：Osteoarthritis ; Total knee arthroplasty ; Windswept ; Knee
• 刊名：Journal of Orthopaedics
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：14
• 期：1
• 页码：70-72
• 全文大小：597 K
• 卷排序：14

文摘

We aimed to determine variation in femoral valgus correction angle (VCA) between the two limbs in a patient with windswept deformity undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA).MethodsFemoral VCA was measured on full-length, hip-to-ankle, standing radiographs and was compared between the varus and the valgus limbs in 66 patients with windswept deformities.ResultsThe mean VCA in varus knees was significantly higher compared to mean VCA in valgus knees (p = 0.002).ConclusionSignificant difference in VCA is present between the varus and the valgus limbs in most patients with windswept deformity undergoing TKA.