Controversy of high tibial osteotomy

The medial compartment osteoarthritis (OA) of knee joint has various surgical options such as high tibial osteotomy (HTO), hemiarthroplasty, and total knee arthroplasty. In the early stages of medial OA, there are no intra-articular deformities. Thus HTO, which is an extra-articular osteotomy, is re...

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Published in:Journal of Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction
Main Author: Tsukasa Teramoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.jlimblengthrecon.org/article.asp?issn=2455-3719;year=2015;volume=1;issue=1;spage=38;epage=41;aulast=Teramoto