A plain radiography may underestimate the steep posterior tibial slope of the medial condyle in elderly Japanese with varus knee osteoarthritis undergoing arthroplasties

Purpose: Understanding the native posterior tibial slope (PTS) is important especially in cruciate ligament retaining total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and uni-compartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). This study investigated the efficacy of PTS with lateral knee radiograph (radiographic PTS) by comparing...

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Main Authors: Kohei Nishitani, Shinichi Kuriyama, Shinichiro Nakamura, Taisuke Yabe, Young-Dong Song, Hiromu Ito, Shuichi Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Joint Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949705123000191