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From: Gender differences affect the location of the patellar tendon attachment site for tibial rotational alignment in total knee arthroplasty

Fig. 1

Bony landmarks for rotational alignment reference axes. A the surgical transepicondylar axis (a) the medial epicondylar sulcus; (b) the prominent point of lateral epicondyle. B (c) the medial border point of the patellar tendon at the attachment site. (d) the medial one-sixth point of the patellar tendon at the attachment site. (e) the medial third point of the patellar tendon at the attachment site. C (O) the midpoint of posterior cruciate ligament insertion. D (f) the innermost position of the tibial plateau at the resection level. (g) the outermost positions of the tibial plateau at the resection level. (GC) the geometric center of the tibial osteotomy surface

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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