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The varus knee has a group of bone and ligament abnormalities that must be addressed to correct the deformity. The mechanical axis of the femur is tilted medially relative to the long axis of the tibia. The distal femoral surface usually remains in valgus alignment to the long axis of the femur. Most of the varus deformity is caused by deficiency in the medial tibial plateau. The deep and superficial medial collateral ligaments are contracted and deformed by osteophytes.
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Book Title: Ligament Balancing in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Book Subtitle: An Instructional Manual
Authors: Leo A. Whiteside
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59295-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-63924-1Published: 15 September 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-59295-9Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 115
Topics: Orthopedics, Traumatic Surgery