Geomtric analysis evaluating the effect of tibial plateau leveling osteotomy position on postoperative tibial plateau slope

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 30-34

  Kowaleski, M P ^a,b   McCarthy, R J ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy position

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; GEOMETRY; JOINT FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642383528     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632797     Document Type: Article

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