Partial release of the superficial medial collateral ligament for open-wedge high tibial osteotomy: A human cadaver study evaluating medial joint opening by stress radiography

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-148

  Pape, Dietrich ^a   Duchow, Jochen ^a   Rupp, Stefan ^a   Seil, Romain ^a   Kohn, Dieter ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Knee stability; MCL; Open wedge osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; KNEE LIGAMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIA;

EID: 32044444121     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-005-0649-2     Document Type: Article

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