High tibial osteotomy for unloading osteochondral defects in the medial compartment of the knee

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 949-955

  Mina, Curtis ^a   Garrett Jr , William E ^b   Pietrobon, Ricardo ^b   Glisson, Richard ^b   Higgins, Laurence ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartilage defects; Cartilage unloading; High tibial osteotomy; Taylor Spatial Frame; Tibial osteotomy; Varus gonarthrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CADAVER; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; VALGUS KNEE;

CADAVER; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOCHONDRITIS; OSTEOTOMY; TIBIA;

EID: 42249095475     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508315471     Document Type: Article

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