valgus

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  1. adjective Characterized by an abnormal outward turning of a bone, especially of the hip, knee, or foot.
  2. adjective Knock-kneed.
  3. noun A valgus bone.

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  • With the elbow in valgus alignment (that is, with contact between the radial head and the capitellum), the main pathway for load transmission through the forearm was direct axial loading of the radius; measurements from both load-cells were unaffected by the angle of elbow flexion. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Testing with the elbow in valgus alignment and shortening of the distal end of the radius in two-millimeter increments produced corresponding increases in force in the distal end of the ulna and decreases in force in the radial head. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Varus-valgus alignment of the elbow influences the basic mechanism of force transmission through the forearm. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • The interosseous membrane plays a minimum role in load transmission with the elbow in valgus alignment. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • With the elbow in valgus alignment, four millimeters of shortening was required to approximately balance the radioulnar loads at the wrist. design fixture motion wrist CiteULike organises scholarly (or academic) papers or literature and provides bibliographic (which means it makes bibliographies) for universities and higher education establishments. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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