Effects of the amount of valgus correction for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis on clinical outcome, knee kinetics and muscle co-contraction after opening wedge high tibial osteotomy

The goal of opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) is to reduce excessive loading on the medial compartment of the knee by correcting varus deformity, thereby reducing pain and improving function. Although surgical outcome is reportedly poor in cases of under‐ or overcorrection, the recommended a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of orthopaedic research 2007-03, Vol.25 (3), p.311-318
Hauptverfasser: Briem, Kristin, Ramsey, Dan K., Newcomb, William, Rudolph, Katherine S., Snyder-Mackler, Lynn
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