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femorotibial

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fem·o·ro·tib·i·al (fm-r-tb-l)
adj.
Relating to the femur and the tibia.

femorotibial
pertaining to or arising from the femur and the tibia.

femorotibial osteoarthrosis
a degenerative joint disease of cattle affecting especially the stifle joint. See also inherited osteoarthritis.


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1,4-6,8-11 To avoid recurrent varus deformity, it has been advised that the femorotibial angle be overcorrected,9,10 and be maintained as such throughout the postoperative period.
Women with medial compartment knee OA who wore bilateral lateral-wedge insoles with elastic strapping of the subtalar joint had a significant decrease in femorotibial angle and visual analog scale (VAS) score for subjective knee pain and an improvement in Lequesne index scores (a measure of disease severity) [12].
The examination showed moderate gingivitis, generalized severe muscle atrophy, and severe bilateral femorotibial osteoarthritis.
 
 
 
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