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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 6/2010

01-06-2010 | Editorial

Editorial: What is Varus or Valgus Knee Alignment?: A Call for a Uniform Radiographic Classification

Authors: Atul F. Kamath, MD, Craig Israelite, MD, John Horneff, BA, Paul A. Lotke, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 6/2010

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The description of coronal alignment in the perioperative assessment of knee disorders is important for accurately reporting diagnoses and outcomes. Most orthopaedic subspecialties—pediatrics, osteotomy/deformity correction, sports medicine, and tumor reconstruction—rely on coronal alignment to ensure satisfactory, reproducible, and reliable outcomes. After TKA, proper coronal alignment is important, as malalignment may lead to component failure [2, 5, 9, 12, 16]. All areas of lower extremity surgery thus use some form of alignment descriptors and measurement tools. …
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Metadata
Title
Editorial: What is Varus or Valgus Knee Alignment?: A Call for a Uniform Radiographic Classification
Authors
Atul F. Kamath, MD
Craig Israelite, MD
John Horneff, BA
Paul A. Lotke, MD
Publication date
01-06-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-010-1334-4

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