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- Title
Opposite cortical fracture in high tibial osteotomy: lateral closing compared to the medial opening-wedge technique.
- Authors
van Raaij, Tom M; Brouwer, Reinoud W; de Vlieger, Rogier; Reijman, Max; Verhaar, Jan A N
- Abstract
The aim with high tibial valgus osteotomy (HTO) is to correct the mechanical axis in medial compartmental osteoarthritis of the knee. Loss of operative correction may threaten the long-term outcome. In both a lateral closing-wedge procedure and a medial opening-wedge procedure, the opposite cortex of the tibia is usually not osteotomized, leaving 1 cm of bone intact as fulcrum. A fracture of this cortex may, however, lead to loss of correction; this was examined in the present study.
- Publication
Acta orthopaedica, 2008, Vol 79, Issue 4, p508
- ISSN
1745-3682
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/17453670710015508