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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Anatomical references selected and measurements performed in the study

From: Analysis on anatomical references to assess the coronal alignment of tibial and femoral cuts in mega prosthetic knee replacement

Study

Angles measured between

Femur

Medial femoral cortical line (medial FCL) and femoral anatomical axis (FAA)

Lateral femoral cortical line (lateral FCL) and femoral anatomical axis (FAA)

Tibia

Proximal anatomical axis (PAA) and mechanical axis (MA)

Central anatomical axis (CAA) and mechanical axis (MA)