Effect of lower limb rotation on radiographic measurements of femoral and tibial joint line obliquity and their association with measurement changes: a digitally reconstructed radiograph evaluation
Limb rotation significantly affects PTS, particularly in cases with greater medial inclination of the tibial plateau. Caution should be exercised when using plain radiographs for preoperative planning or postoperative evaluation.
Authors
- Koji Goto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8174-5391)
- Daisuke Togawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9685-5999)
- Naohiro Oka
- Kenji Yamasaki
- Shigeshi Mori
Institutions
- Kindai University Hospital (JP)
- Nara City Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
- Published
- 2025-07-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-025-06106-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01