Radiological Parameters of the Femur in Lithuanian Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis and its Significance for Accuracy of the Total Knee Arthroplasty

Justinas Stučinskas, Mindaugas Bakevičius, Aleksej Lebedev, Otto Robertsson, Alfredas Smailys, Šarūnas Tarasevičius Abstract Malalignment of the components affects long term total knee arthroplasty (TKA) survival. One of the options for achieving better TKA alignment may be a detailed preoperative radiological assessment. The aim of the study – to investigate the femoral valgus angle variations and…

THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PHYSIOTHERAPY PROGRAMS AFTER ANKLE JOINT ENDOPROSTHESIS OPERATION

Dalia Bumblauskytė Abstract The surgical treatment methods of ankle joints (adjusting tibial osteotomy, arthrodesis of intertarsal joint, arthroplasty) were used before there appears an endoprosthesis for replacement of ankle joint. Even so, after the surgical rehabilitation there are still a partial insufficiency of ankle joint function and ache problems. Foreign and Lithuanian scientific press write…