The effect of medial opening and lateral closing high tibial osteotomy on leg length

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1900-1905

  Magnussen, Robert A ^a   Lustig, Sébastien ^a   Demey, Guillaume ^a   Neyret, Philippe ^a   Servien, Elvire ^a  

^a CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

closing; high tibial osteotomy; leg length; opening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; TIBIA;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; TIBIA;

EID: 80052519536     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511410025     Document Type: Article

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