Medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy: A prospective cohort study of gait, radiographic, and patient-reported outcomes

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 648-657

  Birmingham, Trevor B ^a   Giffin, J Robert ^a   Chesworth, Bert M ^a   Bryant, Dianne M ^a   Litchfield, Robert B ^a   Willits, Kevin ^a   Jenkyn, Thomas R ^a   Fowler, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADDUCTION; ADULT; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE NONUNION; GAIT; HEMATOMA; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OSTEOTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66249144680     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24466     Document Type: Article

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