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Gardens Alignment Index Wheeless

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Description: refers to the angle of the compression trabeculae on AP view relative to the longintudinal axis of the femoral shaft and the angle of the compression trabeculae on the lateral view relative to the femoral shaft;
- on the AP this angle should be 160 deg vs 180 deg on the lateral;
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: C.R.Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Language: English

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Added: Mon Feb 04 2002
Last Modified: Thu Feb 21 2008