The Effect of Postoperative Mild Varus Deformity on Functional Outcome Scores after Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Varus Osteoarthritis

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Ekinci M., Ersin M., Demirel M. C., Yilmaz M.

ISTANBUL MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.23, no.2, pp.125-130, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/imj.galenos.2022.88786
  • Journal Name: ISTANBUL MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.125-130
  • Keywords: Total knee arthroplasty, residual varus, mild varus, varus deformity, lower limb alignment, functional outcomes, CORONAL ALIGNMENT, LEADS
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: This study evaluated the effect of both postoperative residual varus alignment and the amount of correction in lower limb alignment (LLA) on postoperative functional outcomes of total knee arthroplasty TKAs in patients with preoperative varus deformity.