A simple technique for varus supracondylar osteotomy in genu valgum
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A simple technique for varus supracondylar osteotomy in genu valgum.
Varus osteotomy of the distal femur is recommended for osteoarthritis of the knee with significant valgus deformity, but the operation is difficult to plan and perform. A simple technique involving a jig referenced to the line of the tibia is described. This allows accurate overcorrection by a few degrees, with impaction and secure fixation at the osteotomy. It has been successful, with no comp...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0301-620X,2044-5377
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.72b2.2312562