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Materials and Methods: This study included 50 patients with advanced knee OA (Kellgren\/Lawrence grade of 3 or 4) and 25 healthy control persons between June 2021 and May 2022. The osteoarthritis grade and anatomical tibiofemoral angle were measured based on plain radiography and scanography. All participants were divided into normal (0~5\u00b0), mild varus (5\u00b0~10\u00b0), and severe varus (&gt;10\u00b0) groups. Using MRI, muscle size was determined by calculating the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the total quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis, and vastus lateralis) and its components. Results: The CSA ratio of the vastus lateralis was significantly smaller in the severe varus group than in the normal or mild varus groups. There was a significant positive correlation between the mechanical tibiofemoral angle and vastus lateralis CSA (\u03c1 = 0.282, p = 0.014) and between the anatomical tibiofemoral angle and vastus lateralis CSA (\u03c1 = 0.294, p = 0.011). There was a significant negative correlation between the mechanical tibiofemoral angle and vastus intermedius CSA (\u03c1 = \u22120.263, p = 0.023) and between the anatomical tibiofemoral angle and vastus intermedius CSA (\u03c1 = \u22120.243, p = 0.036). Conclusions: Patients with severe varus alignment exhibited vastus lateralis atrophy. This study highlights vastus lateralis atrophy in severe varus alignment, though causality between atrophy and varus knee OA remains uncertain. 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