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Rivière C, Vendittoli PA, editors. Personalized Hip and Knee Joint Replacement [Internet]. Cham (CH): Springer; 2020. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-24243-5_14

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Fig. 14.6. Model of the knee showing the orientation of the three axes of motion in the active arc of flexion: 1, flexion axis; 2, longitudinal rotation axis; and 3, varus/valgus axis.

Fig. 14.6

Model of the knee showing the orientation of the three axes of motion in the active arc of flexion: 1, flexion axis; 2, longitudinal rotation axis; and 3, varus/valgus axis. They intersect roughly in the center of the posterior portion of the medial femoral condyle

From: Chapter 14, Knee Anatomy and Biomechanics and its Relevance to Knee Replacement

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