Benefits of opposite screw insertion technique in medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy: A virtual biomechanical study

Background: Alignment correction of the lower limb by medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) is an efficient technique, but loss of correction and hardware failure can occur owing to inadequate fixation. A surgical technique using opposite screw insertion was previously applied for salvage of...

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Main Authors: Jesse Chieh-Szu Yang, Cheng-Fong Chen, Oscar K. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X18302304