Open AccessLateral Coronal Bowing of Femur and/or Tibia Amplifies the Varus Malalignment of Lower Limb as well as Increases Functional Disability in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Author(s) -
Mayur Nayak,
Vijay Kumar,
Rahul Yadav,
Deep Narayan Srivastava,
Hemant Pandit,
Rajesh Malhotra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.1007/s43465-020-00303-3
Subject(s) - medicine , valgus , coronal plane , osteoarthritis , tibia , radiography , femur , knee pain , orthodontics , knee joint , oxford knee score , varus deformity , orthopedic surgery , surgery , anatomy , alternative medicine , pathology
In the present study, we aimed at assessing the effect of femoral and tibial coronal bowing on varus malalignment and Oxford knee score (OKS) at different grades of knee osteoarthritis (OA).