Mechanical strength assessment of a drilled hole in the contralateral cortex at the end of the open wedge for high tibial osteotomy

Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate, by means of finite element analysis, the effect of a drill hole at the end of a horizontal osteotomy to reduce the risk of lateral cortex fracture while performing an opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO). The question was whether drilling a...

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Published in:	Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Main Authors:	Arnaud Diffo Kaze, Stefan Maas, Alexander Hoffmann, Dietrich Pape
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2017-06-01
Subjects:	High tibial osteotomy (HTO) Osteoarthritis (OA) Opposite cortical fracture Drill hole Correction angle Biomechanics
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40634-017-0098-0