Calculation of the opening wedge for a low tibial osteotomy

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 778-782

  Warnock, Kenneth Mathew ^a,b   Johnson, Brian Douglas ^a,b   Wright, John Braxton ^a,b   Ambrose, Catherine Glauber ^a,b   Clanton, Thomas Oscar ^a,b   McGarvey, William Christopher ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical School ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle Arthritis; Low Tibial Osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANKLE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CALCULATION; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LOW TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 8444246796     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110070402501104     Document Type: Article

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