Can Anatomic Alignment Measured from a Knee Radiograph Substitute for Mechanical Alignment from Full Limb Films?

摘要

ObjectivesTo examine whether categories of anatomic alignment (varus, neutral,valgus) measured from knee x-rays agree with similar categories of mechanical alignment from the full limb film and whether varus anatomic malalignment predicts medial joint space loss on knee x-rays as well as varus mechanical alignment.