Abstract
Ligament balancing is an integral part of total knee arthroplasty and depends on correct alignment of the knee in flexion and extension. Since the mid-1970s, the concepts of releasing the medial collateral ligaments in knees with varus deformity and the lateral ligaments in knees with valgus deformity have been widely taught and practised (1, 2).
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Stukenborg-Colsman, C., Ostermeier, S., Windhagen, H. (2012). The degenerative knee — surgical techniques: “Gap balancing”. In: The Knee Joint. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-287-99353-4_73
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