A treatise on orthopedic surgery . normal inclination of the femora. incline slightly inward to the knees, forming an angle at theknee, opening outward, of about 172 degrees. This angle varieswith the breadth of the pelvis, and it is, therefore, less in adultfemales than in males (Figs. 398 and 399). The internal con-dyle of the femur is slightly longer than the external; thus the 602 ORTHOPEDIC SUBGEBT. inclination of the femur is compensated and the plane of theknee-joint is horizontal, Symptoms.^—When the inward projection of the knees is in-creased to a noticeable degree the ti
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . normal inclination of the femora. incline slightly inward to the knees, forming an angle at theknee, opening outward, of about 172 degrees. This angle varieswith the breadth of the pelvis, and it is, therefore, less in adultfemales than in males (Figs. 398 and 399). The internal con-dyle of the femur is slightly longer than the external; thus the 602 ORTHOPEDIC SUBGEBT. inclination of the femur is compensated and the plane of theknee-joint is horizontal, Symptoms.^—When the inward projection of the knees is in-creased to a noticeable degree the tibise are no longer perpen-dicular; their upper extremities incline inward so that in theerect posture the feet are separated when the knees are in con- FiG. 400.
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