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Geometry of the Valgus Knee: Contradicting the Dogma of a Femoral-Based Deformity

Geometry of the Valgus Knee: Contradicting the Dogma of a Femoral-Based Deformity

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Geometry of the Valgus Knee: Contradicting the Dogma of a Femoral-Based Deformity

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Full title

Geometry of the Valgus Knee: Contradicting the Dogma of a Femoral-Based Deformity

Publisher

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Journal title

The American journal of sports medicine, 2017-03, Vol.45 (4), p.909-914

Language

English

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Publisher

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

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Contents

Background:
Realignment osteotomies of valgus knee deformities are usually performed at the distal femur, as valgus alignment is considered to be a femoral-based deformity. This dogma, however, has not been proven in a large patient population. Valgus malalignment may also be caused by a tibial deformity or a combined tibial and femoral deformit...

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Full title

Geometry of the Valgus Knee: Contradicting the Dogma of a Femoral-Based Deformity

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1862767204

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1862767204

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ISSN

0363-5465

E-ISSN

1552-3365

DOI

10.1177/0363546516676266

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