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Is it Safe to Use a Six-Degree Distal Femoral Valgus Cut in All Genu Varus Patients with Total Knee Arthroplasty?
Mehdi Moghtadaei 1, Hosein Farahini1 , Ali Yeganeh1 , Ali Shahsavari Poor1 , Alireza Askari1 , Sina Aminizadeh1 , Mehrdad Bahrabadi1
1- Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:   (3927 Views)
Background: During a total knee arthroplasty, it is common to make a distal femoral cut based on the femoral mechanical-anatomical angle (FMA), which in most patients is six degrees. However, in patients with a higher FMA, there is not yet a consensus between surgeons regarding the degree of the cutting angle.
Keywords: Valgus Cut, Femoral Mechanical-Anatomical Angle, Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Subject: Knee surgery
Received: 2019/09/9 | Accepted: 2017/05/15 | Published: 2017/05/15
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