Changes in Load Distribution in the Knee After Opening-Wedge or Closing-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-109

  Ogden, Steven ^a,b   Mukherjee, Debi P ^a,b   Keating, Michael E ^a,b   Ogden, Alan L ^a,b   Albright, James A ^a,b   McCall, Richard E ^a,b  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HIP AND KNEE SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanical study; closing wedge osteotomy; high tibial osteotomy; knee; load transfer; opening wedge osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSING WEDGE OSTEOTOMY; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; OPENING WEDGE OSTEOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OSTEOTOMY; TIBIA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 57649105880     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.01.303     Document Type: Article

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