Important angles in Orthopaedics

Angles

Disease 

Alpha angle 

Beta angle 

Developmental dysplasia of hip

Bohler’s angle

Gissane’s angle

Fracture of calcaneum

Baimann’s angle 

Elbow fracture 

Cobb’s angle 

Scoliosis 

Carrying angle 

Cubitus valgus 

Cubitus varus

Kite’s angle

Congenital talipes equinus varus (CTEV)

Meary’s angle 

Pes cavus

Neck shaft angle

Caxa vara

Q angle

Patellar alignment 

Southwick angle

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis



Reference - 

1. Essential orthopaedics (Including clinical methods), Maheshwari & mhaskar, 6th edition

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