Medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy: The effect of the cortical hinge on posterior tibial slope

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2411-2418

  Wang, Joon Ho ^a   Bae, Ji Hoon ^a   Lim, Hong Chul ^a   Shon, Won Yong ^a   Kim, Cheol Woong ^b   Cho, Jae Woo ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hinge axis; Knee; Open wedge high tibial osteotomy; Posterior tibial slope

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIBIA;

EID: 73249127017     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509341174     Document Type: Article

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