Femoral rotational asymmetry is a common anatomical variant

CR Newman, WL Walter, S Talbot - Clinical Anatomy, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The sulcus line (SL) is a three‐dimensional landmark that corrects for individual variation in
the coronal alignment of the trochlear groove in contrast to the traditional Whiteside's line …

Coronal tibial alignment is linked to femoral rotational asymmetry: implications for total knee arthroplasty surgery

S Hayasaka, C Newman, WL Walter, S Talbot - The Knee, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Femoral rotational asymmetry (FRA) is the difference in rotational alignment
between the trochlear groove and posterior condyles. We hypothesize that FRA increases …

Reference axes for optimal femoral rotational alignment in varus osteoarthritic Indian knees–A CT based study

AVG Reddy, RK Mathur, A Mugalur… - Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Optimal rotational alignment of femoral component is important for longevity
and success of total knee replacement. Whiteside line (WL), posterior condylar axis (PCA) …

Distal femoral rotational alignment in the Indian population–an important consideration in total knee arthroplasty

TB Pun, VP Krishnamoorthy, RJ Korula… - journal of clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To measure the angular relationships of distal femoral rotational axes in the
normal Indian population. Materials and methods Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans …

[HTML][HTML] Computed Tomographic measurement of distal femor rotation in Iranian population

M Moghtadaei, J Moghimi… - Medical journal of the …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Proper rotation of components in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) will largely affect
the postoperative outcome. Ethnical variation may affect rotational profile. We aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] The sulcus line of the trochlear groove is more accurate than Whiteside's line in determining femoral component rotation

S Talbot, P Dimitriou, R Radic, R Zordan… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose The sulcus line (SL) is a three-dimensional curve produced from multiple points
along the trochlear groove. Whiteside's Line, also known as the anteroposterior axis (APA) …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of distal femoral rotational alignment according to transepicondylar axis and Whiteside's line: a study in Iranian population

M Jabalameli, M Rahbar, A Bagherifard… - Journal of Research in …, 2014 - academia.edu
Background: Rotational positioning of femoral component is a critical aspect of total knee
arthroplasty and evaluation of the landmarks for rotation of distal femur is a challenge. Most …

Preoperative assessment of femoral rotation and its relationship with coronal alignment: a magnetic resonance imaging study

CJ McDougall, P Gallie, SL Whitehouse - Journal of orthopaedics, 2016 - Elsevier
This MRI study explores the individual variation of the rotational axes of the distal femur, and
investigate the relationship of this variation with overall coronal alignment in the …

Rotation of the femoral component in total knee arthroplasty—a refresher

G Matziolis, C Perka - European Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2010 - Springer
Malrotation of the femoral component is a common cause of therapy-resistant pain after total
knee arthroplasty. There is no consensus about the best technique to intraoperatively …

[HTML][HTML] Rotational alignment of the distal femur: a literature review

J Victor - Orthopaedics & traumatology: surgery & research, 2009 - Elsevier
Rotational malalignment still accounts for an unacceptable number of failures in total knee
arthroplasty (TKA). This paper presents a literature review of previously published papers …