A report of nonunion at medial wedge high tibial osteotomy site and its management

Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages S160-S162

  Agarwala, Sanjay ^a   Sobti, Anshul ^a   Agrawal, Pranshu ^a  

^a P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

High tibial osteotomy complication; medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy; nonunion high tibial osteotomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944054791     PISSN: 09769668     EISSN: 22297707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.166128     Document Type: Article

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