Surgical Transepicondylar Axis Is Not a Reliable Reference when there Was Lateral Femoral Bowing.
Liu L, Lei K, Guo L, Chen X, Yang P, Fu D, Xiong R, Yang L.
Liu L, et al.
Orthop Surg. 2022 Dec;14(12):3209-3215. doi: 10.1111/os.13545. Epub 2022 Oct 17.
Orthop Surg. 2022.
PMID: 36250537
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CONCLUSION: The sTEA cannot be used as a stable reference when there was an obvious femoral bowing deformity. As the lateral femoral bowing increases, the orientation of sTEA becomes more varus, no matter the knee is varus or valgus....
CONCLUSION: The sTEA cannot be used as a stable reference when there was an obvious femoral bowing deformity. As the lateral femor …