Patellar height and posterior tibial slope after open- and closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy: A radiological study on 100 patients

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 323-329

  El Azab, Hosam ^a   Glabgly, Parpakorn ^a   Paul, Jochen ^a   Imhoff, Andreas B ^a   Hinterwimmer, Stefan ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Closed wedge; Open wedge; Patellar height; Tibial osteotomy; Tibial slope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; PATELLA; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; PATELLA; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76849115036     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509348050     Document Type: Article

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