Abstract
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the valgus knee is often considered to be more complex than in the varus knee, and multiple differing techniques have been proposed to achieve a good outcome in these patients. These include variations in surgical approach, differing methods for attaining appropriate component alignment, and numerous methods to address soft tissue balancing. In this chapter, a case is presented showing one combination of these variations in a single patient, and a brief literature review is undertaken to address the most debated topics in TKA of the valgus knee.
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Wright, J.O., Nunley, R.M. (2015). Complex Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Management of Valgus Knee. In: Springer, B., Curtin, B. (eds) Complex Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18350-3_2
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