The Concept of Ankle Joint Preserving Surgery. Why Does Supramalleolar Osteotomy Work and How to Decide When to Do an Osteotomy or Joint Replacement

Foot and Ankle Clinics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 545-553

  Tanaka, Yasuhito ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Joint preserving surgery; Supramalleolar osteotomy; Varus type osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ANKLE ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOTOMY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ANKLE JOINT; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, ANKLE; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOTOMY;

EID: 84869485690     PISSN: 10837515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2012.08.003     Document Type: Review

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