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Changes in Coronal Alignment of the Knee Joint after Supramalleolar Osteotomy.

Dong-Il ChunJahyung KimSung Hun WonJae Ho ChoJeong Ku HaMinkyu KilYoung Yi
Published in: BioMed research international (2021)
SMO remarkably improves ankle joint varus deformity, followed by significant lower limb alignment changes. Despite meaningful changes in JLCA, the relationship between the amount of osteotomy near the ankle joint and improvement in knee joint radiographic parameters was not significant. Radiographic parameters of the knee joint would less likely be changed following SMO.
Keyphrases
  • lower limb
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • knee osteoarthritis