Healio

Varus, valgus alignment may be nonmodifiable risk factor for patellofemoral instability

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with patellofemoral instability had significantly different mechanical axis vs. those with ACL injury.
Healio

Slightly varus mechanical alignment may benefit many TKA patients

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO, Fla. — The restoration of neutral mechanical alignment in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty ...
Medscape

Outward Knee Alignment Increases Osteoarthritis Risk

August 19, 2010 — People with varus (outward-facing), but not valgus (inward), knee alignment have an increased risk for the development of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, according to a study ...
BMJ

ASSESSMENT OF IN VIVO LOADING HISTORY OF THE PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT- A STUDY COMBINING PATELLAR POSITION, TILT, ALIGNMENT AND BONE SPECT/CT TRACER UPTAKE ...

Introduction SPECT/CT could be used to evaluate the in vivo loading pattern of the patellofemoral joint before and after realignment surgery. The purpose of this study is to investigate, whether the ...
EurekAlert!

Toward better surgical outcomes in patients undergoing knee replacement surgery

A patient who underwent total knee arthroplasty maintained a ‘varus’ (outwards) hip-knee-ankle angle, but their joint line angle was changed from apex distal to neutral after surgery. (b) Similarly, ...
Nature

Bow-legged or knock-kneed, MRI studies probe cartilage damage in relation to knee alignment and the risk of OA

Two epidemiological studies using large US datasets, published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, offer insights into the relationships between knee joint alignment, cartilage wear and ...