Limb alignment is the alignment of the leg when standing and weight-bearing. Page updated September 2023 by Dr Sheila Strover (Clinical Editor)
Long-leg weightbearing X-rays will allow computation of the distance between the mechanical axis (yellow) and the anatomical axis (blue). Here on the one side the patient is shown to have a varus (bow-leg) deformity because the two lines do not match up in the centre of the knee joint.
Long-leg weightbearing X-rays will allow computation of the distance between the mechanical axis (yellow) and the anatomical axis (blue). Here on the one side the patient is shown to have a