Healio

Femoral valgus angle may better determine knee prosthesis positioning

Researchers found that a preoperative measurement of a patient’s femoral valgus angle could help them reduce the number of outliers of femoral component positioning in total knee arthroplasty and may ...
BMJ

A simple clinical screening test can identify elite female football players with increased knee valgus angles

Background A link has been suggested between increased dynamic knee valgus and the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in female athletes. However, these findings are based on complex ...
The Columbian

‘Knock knees’ a challenge for athletes, coaches

If you ask most orthopedists, athletic trainers and physical therapists, there will be agreement that the knee is simply one lousy structure. Take your own statistics and make a note of how many ...
BMJ

Comparison of the effects of valgus loading and internal axial tibial torque on ACL strain during a simulated jump landing

1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA 2 Bone and Joint Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA ...
Science Daily

Racial disparity observed in varus and valgus thrust study of knee osteoarthritis

A recent study determined that African-Americans were less likely to have a varus thrust, but more likely to have valgus thrust than Caucasians. Varus thrust is visualized during gait as the worsening ...