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A patient knee with a varus condition may cause one or more problems or challenges in the kinematics of the knee as the knee transitions through various angles of flexion and/or extension. For example, a varus knee may have undesirable stability (insufficient stability) during flexion. This undesired instability may be caused by a gap imbalance between the medial and lateral condyles of the femoral component 2801 (or the distal end of the femur). Such instability is referred to as mediolateral stability. The insufficient or undesirable level of mediolateral stability during flexion may cause anxiety for the patient during flexion and reduced confidence in the integrity and performance of the knee prosthesis system 3000.

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