Flecting Osteotomy of the Distal Tibia for Salvage of an Asymmetric Osteoarthritic Ankle Joint
Category: Ankle Arthritis Introduction/Purpose: Deformity of the distal tibia in the sagittal plane with increased posterior tilt of the articular surface (recurvatum deformity) results in altered biomechanics and high contact pressure in the anterior tibiotalar joint with consecutive osteoarthritis...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-09-01
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Series: | Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00063 |