The Linear Coronal Knee Offset (LCKO)—Preliminary Study of New Method of Measuring Knee Varus/Valgus Malalignment

Abstract

Introduction Considerable attention is focused on preoperative templating of radiological images in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty to obtain optimal alignment and outcome. Several radiological measurements have been described.

Keywords

• alignment
• tibiofemoral angle
• preoperative templating
• total knee arthroplasty
• reliability