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Windswept deformities - An indication to individualise valgus correction angle during total knee arthroplasty
Gautam M Shetty1, Arun Mullaji1, Ahmed Adel Khalifa1
1Breach Candy Hospital & Mullaji Knee Clinic, Mumbai, India.
Purpose:
We aimed to determine variation in femoral valgus correction angle (VCA) between the two limbs in a patient with windswept deformity undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Methods:
Femoral VCA was measured on full-length, hip-to-ankle, standing radiographs and was compared between the varus and the valgus limbs in 66 patients with windswept deformities.
Results:
The mean VCA in varus knees was significantly higher compared to mean VCA in valgus knees (p = 0.002).
Conclusion:
Significant difference in VCA is present between the varus and the valgus limbs in most patients with windswept deformity undergoing TKA.
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