Biomechanics of high tibial osteotomy

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 197-205

  Amis, Andrew A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; High tibial osteotomy; Knee joint forces; Limb alignment; Tibial plateau slope

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOTOMY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TIBIA; VALGUS KNEE; VARUS KNEE; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; GENU VALGUM; GENU VARUM; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; OSTEOTOMY; TIBIA; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84871926906     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2122-3     Document Type: Review

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