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Gardens Alignment Index Wheeless (Visit this link)

refers to the angle of the compression trabeculae on AP view relative to the longintudinal axis of the femoral shaft and the angle of the compression trabeculae on the lateral view relative to the femoral shaft;
- on the AP this angle should be 160 deg vs 180 deg on the lateral;
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

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