Open AccessThe extensor hallucis longus tendon as the distal reference point in total knee arthroplasty and tibial alignment
Author(s) -
Ömer Faruk Bilgen,
Sadık Bilgen,
Cenk Ermutlu,
Ferdi Göksel,
Necmettin Salar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2589-1294
pISSN - 1017-995X
DOI - 10.3944/aott.2014.3155
Subject(s) - medicine , valgus , coronal plane , total knee arthroplasty , tendon , surgery , radiography , anatomical landmark , arthroplasty , orthodontics , anatomy
The aim of this study was to compare the effects on tibial alignment of the use of the extensor hallucis longus (EHL) tendon with the use of the 2nd metatarsal as a reference in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using the extramedullary technique.
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