varus alignment is associated with incident medial cartilage damage and valgus alignment is associated with incident lateral damage. MOST is an observational cohort study of incident and progressive ...

USA Objective Varus and valgus alignment are associated with progression of knee osteoarthritis, but their role in incident disease is less certain. Radiographic measures of incident knee ...

as determined from long-standing anteroposterior knee radiographs, revealed 36 knees (58%) in varus, with a mean alignment of 4.9° (range, 2° to 14°); 22 knees (35.5%) in valgus, with a mean ...

Women have increased valgus alignment of the knee compared with men, causing the quadriceps to have a greater laterally directed force vector, which pulls the patella out of the groove laterally.

Why ACL tears happen can be different in men and women. Studies have shown women are two to eight times more likely to injure ...

Arthrofibrosis affects 3% to 10% of patients who have undergone total knee replacement. Surgeons make an effort to balance the knee at the time of surgery. This means finding the proper size and ...

A knee examination is usually the first step in determining the cause of knee pain. During this exam, your healthcare provider may do knee tests designed to evaluate knee function and range of motion.

Biomechanical studies are required to differentiate between the causes and results of knee osteoarthritis Although osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of disability in people over 65 years, 1 the ...

“MCL tears often happen while skiing, when the knee is subjected to a valgus force that causes the tibia to bend outwards relative to the femur,” says Dr. Strickland. The pain is usually along the ...