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Valgus versus Varus Mnemonics

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Valgus means medial
Varus means lateral

Look for the "R" in both words.

Examples:
Genu valgus means "know-knees" as they go medially.
Varus stress test is named so because you put lateral stress on the leg of a partially flexed knee to see if there's knee lateral ligament tear.

Here's an excellent video of the varus stress test