Due to great variability fixed HKS angle for alignment of the distal cut leads to a significant error in coronal TKA orientation
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DOI: 10.1007/s00167-018-5041-0
Abstract: PurposeFor coronal alignment in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) most surgeons use the patient’s individual hip-knee shaft (HKS) angle (angle between the anatomical axis and the mechanical axis of the femur). The major problem of the… read more here.
Keywords: angle; hks angle; alignment; variability ... See more keywords