The UniSpacerTM: Correcting Varus Malalignment in Medial Gonarthrosis
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[The UniSpacer™: correcting varus malalignment in medial gonarthrosis. Preliminary results].
While options for operative treatment of leg axis varus malalignment in patients with medial gonarthrosis include several established procedures, such as unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), total knee arthroplasty (TKA), or high tibial osteotomy (HTO), so far there has been little focus on a less invasive option introduced more recently: the UniSpacer™ implant, a modern, self-centering, m...
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