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The Chitranjan Ranawat Award: Is Neutral Mechanical Alignment Normal for All Patients?: The Concept of Constitutional Varus

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 2011 · Vol. 470(1) · pp. 45–53

Johan Bellemans✉(Barmherzige Schwestern vom heiligen Kreuz)William Colyn(KU Leuven)Hilde Vandenneucker(KU Leuven)Jan Victor(KU Leuven)

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Abstract

An important fraction of the normal population has a natural alignment at the end of growth of 3° varus or more. This might be a consequence of Hueter-Volkmann's law. Restoration of mechanical alignment to neutral in these cases may not be desirable and would be unnatural for them.

Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicineAsymptomaticPopulationOrthodonticsSurgery

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AdultAnthropometryAwards and PrizesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHip JointHumansKnee JointMaleRadiographyReference ValuesSensitivity and SpecificityMultivariate AnalysisLinear ModelsRange of Motion, Articular

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