Numerical comparative study of five currently used implants for high tibial osteotomy: realistic loading including muscle forces versus simplified experimental loading

Abstract Background Many different fixation devices are used to maintain the correction angle after medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO). Each device must provide at least sufficient mechanical stability to avoid loss of correction and unwanted fracture of the contralateral cortex until...

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Main Authors: Arnaud Diffo Kaze, Stefan Maas, Slawomir Kedziora, James Belsey, Alexander Haupert, Claude Wolf, Alexander Hoffmann, Dietrich Pape
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40634-018-0144-6