Tibia vara in Asians: Myth or fact? Verification with three-dimensional computed tomography

• Main Authors: Ho, Jade Pei Yuik, Merican, Azhar Mahmood, Ayob, Khairul Anwar, Sulaiman, Shahrul-Hisham, Hashim, Muhammad Sufian
• Format: Article
• Published: Hong Kong University Press / Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/28150/

Background: There is a common perception among surgeons that Asian tibiae are significantly more varus compared to non-Asians, contributed both by an acute medial tibial proximal angle (MPTA) and diaphyseal bowing. Insight into the normative morphology of the tibia allows generation of knowledge tow...