Characterizing the Rotational Profile of the Distal Femur: A Roadmap for Distal Femoral Replacement Surgery
Distally, WL is a reliable anatomic landmark for femoral implant rotation. At more proximal resection levels, the posterior cortex may be a valuable landmark as referencing the linea aspera may lead to gross internal rotation of the femoral implant.
Authors
- Matthew S. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4616-4564)
- Kevin C. Liu
- Nicholas Kusnezov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5510-0637)
- Alexander B. Christ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0447-5762)
- Nathanael D. Heckmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1293-1702)
- Darryl Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1111-9176)
- Brian Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7979-934X)
- Matthew C. Gallo
Institutions
- Keck Hospital of USC (US)
- Orthopaedic Research Society (US)
- Heckmann (Germany) (DE)
- Children’s Aid Society (US)
- Smith & Nephew (Switzerland) (CH)
- Centre Alpien de Phytogéographie (CH)
- Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (US)
- Intellijoint Surgical (Canada) (CA)
- Christ University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-24-00207
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00