A morphometric study of normal and varus knees

PK Puthumanapully, SJ Harris, A Leong… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose The aim of the study was to investigate varus and normal knee morphologies to
identify differences that may affect knee replacement alignment or design for varus knees …

A new classification for the varus knee

E Thienpont, J Parvizi - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2016 - Elsevier
Background A new classification for osteoarthritis of the knee associated with varus
deformity is presented. This classification is derived from the combination of conventional …

Seven phenotypes of varus osteoarthritic knees can be identified in the coronal plane

A Mullaji, R Shah, R Bhoskar, A Singh… - Knee Surgery …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Recommendations for resecting distal femur and proximal tibia in mechanical and
anatomical alignment techniques are standardized. Kinematic alignment propagates …

A single type of varus knee does not exist: morphotyping and gap analysis in varus OA

H Graichen, K Lekkreusuwan, K Eller, T Grau… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To achieve a higher level of satisfaction in patients having undergone Total Knee
Arthroplasty (TKA), a more personalized approach has been discussed recently. It can be …

Valgus arthritic knees can be classified into nine phenotypes

A Mullaji, R Bhoskar, A Singh… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose It is not shown whether anatomical variations exist in valgus arthritic limbs as to
support individualized component and limb alignment. The null hypothesis was that there …

Influence of the post-operative axis on the clinical results of total knee replacement for severe varus deformities: does a slight residual varus improve the results?

D Saragaglia, L Sigwalt, R Refaie… - International …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Some recent articles have suggested that in the case of large varus deformity, it
may be advantageous to leave some residual post-operative varus as a means of improving …

Osseous morphological differences in knee osteoarthritis

A Siddiqi, H Anis, I Borukhov, NS Piuzzi - JBJS, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Improved understanding of the morphological characteristics of knees with
osteoarthritis (OA) and various deformities can enable personalized implant positioning and …

The impact of different alignment strategies on bone cuts in total knee arthroplasty for varus knee phenotypes

BL Schelker, CS Moret, MP Sava… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to visualise the influence of alignment strategy on
bone resection in varus knee phenotypes. The hypothesis was that different amounts of …

Different deformity origins and morphological features in subtypes of valgus knees: a radiological classification system

D Yang, Y Zhou, H Shao, W Deng - Orthopaedic Surgery, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To analyze the deformity origins and distribution among valgus knees to
individualize their morphological features. Methods Radiographic images of 105 valgus …

Tibia valga morphology in osteoarthritic knees: importance of preoperative full limb radiographs in total knee arthroplasty

A Alghamdi, M Rahmé, M Lavigne, V Massé… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis of the knee is associated with deformities of the lower limb. Tibia valga is a
contributing factor to lower limb alignment in valgus knees. We evaluated 97 valgus knees …