Conventional plate and screws in medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy: are they sufficiently stable? A retrospective study
ABSTRACT Objective: Opening-wedge osteotomy of the proximal tibia is a widely performed procedure for treating medial gonarthrosis in active patients and in the presence of varus malalignment of the lower limb. The fixation method is controversial, and the use of conventional implants has been aba...
Main Authors: | Rodrigo Salim, Fabricio Fogagnolo, Mauricio Martins Perina, Ugo Messas Rubio, Mauricio Kfuri Junior |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162017000500549&lng=en&tlng=en |
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