BACKGROUND The aims of this study were to identify risk factors for the recurrence of hallux valgus deformity and to clarify whether recurrence after surgery to treat hallux valgus can be predicted using radiographic parameters assessed on immediate postoperative non-weight-bearing radiographs. METHODS A proximal chevron osteotomy combined with a distal soft-tissue procedure was performed by ...

Lower limb alignment is an important contributing factor to the development of knee arthritis, and it is related to the articular cartilage wear pattern (1). Osteotomies around the knee are a well-recognized treatment for symptomatic unicompartmental knee arthritis associated to lower limb malalignment in young and active patients, with the attempt to preserve the native knee joint and delay kn...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to establish the concurrent validity and reliability of four different two-dimensional (2D) video-based techniques for quantifying frontal plane knee kinematics during a 40 cm double-legged drop jump. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS A convenience sample of 16 healthy participants (nine males and seven females; age: [mean ± standard deviation] 25.5±2 years; body mass...

BACKGROUND The amount of medial compartment opening for medial knee injuries determined by valgus stress radiography has not been well documented. The purpose of this study was to develop clinical guidelines for diagnosing medial knee injuries using valgus stress radiography. HYPOTHESIS Measurements of medial compartment gapping can accurately differentiate between normal and injured medial s...

OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of conventional medial and lateral approaches for total knee replacement in the valgus osteoarthritic knee. METHODS In this randomized controlled trial, 21 patients with valgus knee osteoarthritis were randomized to total knee replacement through medial or lateral approach. The primary outcome was radiographic patellar tilt. Secondar...

Twenty feet were tested by radiological examination for correction of the hallux valgus. We used a conventional hallux valgus rigid night brace and a newly developed dynamic orthosis (Hallufix). The patients had a light to moderate hallux valgus with a mean angle of 28,8 degree. The results show statistically significant correction of the hallux valgus angle in both orthosis, whereas the new dy...

Mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for valgus is considered a “challenging surgery.” Recently, the kinematic alignment (KA) method has gained attention. This study aimed to present objective clinical data, such as intraoperative balance assessment and radiographic evaluation of postoperative lower extremity after TKA using KA deformity. Twenty-one knees (mean age, 74 years; 2 ma...

This study aimed to determine whether proximal tibiofibular joint (PTFJ) morphology was related knee alignment in osteoarthritis (OA) patients. Methods: 67 OA patients were enrolled this study. The of the PTFJ including articular shape type, surface area, inclination, relative height, and declination measured from 3D models. each subject characterized as varus, normal, or valgus according femor...

Bone, joint, and soft‐tissue deformities of the lower limb have been shown to influence the integrity of ipsilateral joints.[1‐3] For example, increased varus/valgus deformity of an arthritic ankle has been associated with increased arthritis in the ipsilateral knee.[1] One study showed that in patients with varus knee and valgus hindfoot deformities, correction of knee alignment with total kne...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although discomfort during walking is a common complaint in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA), how an acute bout of walking affects femoral cartilage remains unclear. Current literature has suggested that frontal plane knee malalignment (ie, varus and valgus) is associated with the initiation and/or progression of knee OA. However, the association between knee ali...