'Fine-tuned' correction of tibial slope with a temporary external fixator in opening wedge high-tibial osteotomy

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 305-310

  Jung, Kwang Am ^a   Kim, Sung Jae ^b   Lee, Su Chan ^a   Song, Moon Bok ^a   Yoon, Kyung Hwan ^a  

^a Himchan Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Accuracy; High tibial osteotomy; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Temporary external fixator; Tibial slope

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNAL FIXATOR; KNEE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; TIBIA;

EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OSTEOTOMY; TIBIA;

EID: 40149091371     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-007-0470-1     Document Type: Article

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