Genu Valgum

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GENU VALGUM

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GENU VARUM

-Pratyush kumar

DEFINITION Genu varum (bow leg)

Medial angulation of leg in relation to thigh

Q angle is smallFemur is abnormally vertical

Genu valgum (knock knee)Lateral angulation of leg in relation to thigh

Q angle is large

Q angle:- the femur placed diagonaly within the thigh,where tibia is almost vertical with the leg creating q angle between two bone’s axis

GENU VALGUM

GENU VARUM

COMPLETE KNEE REPLACEMENT

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