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Rotational Deformity

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The rotational alignment of femoral and tibial components in TKA is based on various bony landmarks and reference axes around the knee joint. However, most of these landmarks and reference axes have been derived from normal unaffected knees. In knees with arthritis, these landmarks and axes may get distorted due to significant cartilage wear, bone loss, soft-tissue contracture and additional extra-articular bony deformities frequently associated with severe knee deformity.

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  1. Consultant Joint Replacement Surgeon Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Arun B. Mullaji FRCS Ed, MCh Orth, MS Orth

  2. Consultant Arthritis Care and Joint Replacement Surgery, Asian Orthopedic Institute Asian Heart Institute and Research Center, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Gautam M. Shetty MS Orth

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Mullaji, A.B., Shetty, G.M. (2014). Rotational Deformity. In: Deformity Correction in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0566-9_7

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