title: The crooked semantics of valgus and varus.
abstract: The meanings of the terms "valgus" and "varus" are clear to orthopedic surgeons but remain confusing to others. The inadequate definitions given in many medical dictionaries and the contradictory meanings listed in Latin lexicons and English dictionaries compound the confusion. Based on a review of the evolution of these terms, standard definitions are offered.
mesh_terms: D009985:Orthopedics; D012660:Semantics