The impact of residual varus alignment following total knee arthroplasty on patient outcome scores in a constitutional varus population

Following a total knee arthroplasty (TKA), restoration of the mechanical axis of the lower limb to a neutral position of 0° ± 3° is generally considered the standard of care. Little is known, however, regarding the impact of realignment defined according to the patient's physiologic anatomy on...

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Published in:	The knee Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 1278 - 1282
Main Authors:	Lanting, Brent A., Williams, Harley A., Matlovich, Nicholas F., Vandekerckhove, Pieter-Jan, Teeter, Matthew G., Vasarhelyi, Edward M., Howard, James L., Somerville, Lyndsay E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2018 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Aged Anatomy Arthritis Arthroplasty (knee) Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - adverse effects Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - methods Bias Biomechanics Clinical outcomes Constitutional varus Design Female Genu Varum - surgery Humans Joint surgery Knee Knee Joint - surgery Knee Prosthesis - adverse effects Male Middle Aged Orthopedics Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis, Knee - surgery Patient Reported Outcome Measures Patients Polyethylene Studies Surgeons Knee Constitutional varus Osteoarthritis Clinical outcomes
ISSN:	0968-0160, 1873-5800, 1873-5800
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