Tibial and femoral osteotomies in varus deformities - radiological and clinical outcome

Abstract Background Varus deformities of the knee are frequently corrected by osteotomies, which should be performed at the level of origin. But in contrast to high tibial osteotomies (HTO), little data exists for distal femoral osteotomies (DFO). This study evaluates radiological and clinical outco...

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Main Authors: Julian Fürmetz, Sven Patzler, Florian Wolf, Nikolaus Degen, Wolf Christian Prall, Chris Soo, Wolfgang Böcker, Peter Helmut Thaller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
DFO
HTO
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-020-03232-2