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ArticleCartilage2026

Contralateral Knee Alignment Parameters Have Limited Influence on Coronal Alignment Progression Compared With Ipsilateral Parameters in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis.

Kee Soo Kang, Byung Sun Choi, Hyuk-Soo Han, Chong Bum Chang, Kwangho Chung, Du Hyun Ro

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Kee Soo KangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9654-6870
Byung Sun ChoiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyuk-Soo HanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Chong Bum ChangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kwangho ChungDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yongin, Republic of Korea.
Du Hyun RoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6199-908X

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ObjectiveTo compare alignment parameters in bilateral lower extremities and evaluate the effect of contralateral limb on hip-knee-ankle angle (HKAA) longitudinally.MethodsNative bilateral lower extremities of 3,045 Korean patients with long-leg radiographs were followed for progression of knee osteoarthritis. Concordance rates of Functional Knee Phenotypes (FKPs) and Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK), the proportion of patients with identical bilateral subtypes, were assessed. Varus, neutral, and valgus alignments were defined as baseline HKAA ≤177°, 177°< HKAA <183°, and HKAA ≥183°, respectively. Multivariable linear regressions for follow-up HKAA were conducted.ResultsConcordance rates for FKPs and CPAK were 41.6% (95% confidence interval: 39.9-43.4%) and 53.5% (51.7-55.2%), respectively, at baseline and 35.5% (33.8-37.2%) and 55.4% (53.7-57.2%) at a mean 4.0-year follow-up. Contralateral parameters, Kellgren-Lawrence grade (

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contralateralcoronal alignmentFunctional Knee Phenotypeship-knee-ankle angleknee osteoarthritis

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