Abstract
AIMS: The aim was to assess how the stress shielding can influence the integrity and resistance of bones in presence of a misalignment. METHODS: Three finite elements models have been developed: a normal one, and two varus and valgus knee ones. RESULTS: The obtained results reveal interesting consequences deriving by a wrong disposition of parts which compose the skeletal chain of the leg. CONCLUSION: The most dangerous conditions occur in the contact interface between pelvis and hip of the femur, for the valgus knee configuration, and for the varus one, at the contact interface around the knee zone.