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Assessment in the coronal plane (AP radiograph).
Notes: (A) defining the axes; c, coronal; FMA, femoral mechanical axis; FAA, femoral anatomical axis; DFL, distal femoral line; PTL, proximal tibial line; TMA, tibial mechanical axis; TAA, tibial anatomical axis; (B) lower limb mechanical axis (MA); MAD, mechanical axis deviation; KY, Kennedy and White; (C) HKA, hip, knee to ankle angle; (D) aTFA, anatomical tibiofemoral angle; (E) VCA, valgus correction angle.
