Is it Safe to Use a Six-Degree Distal Femoral Valgus Cut in All Genu Varus Patients with Total Knee Arthroplasty?

نویسندگان
Moghtadaei, Mehdi ID 1
Farahini, Hosein ID 2
Askari, Alireza ID 3
Yeganeh, Ali ID 4
Shahsavari Poor, Ali ID 5
Aminizadeh, Sina ID 6
Bahrabadi, Mehrdad ID 7

1 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

6 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

7 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

doi
10.5812/soj.10705
چکیده

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. ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Valgus Cut, Femoral Mechanical-Anatomical Angle, Total Knee Arthroplasty