Acute correction using focal dome osteotomy for deformity about knee joint
Author(s) -
Koji Watanabe,
Hiroyuki Tsuchiya,
Keisuke Sakurakichi,
Hidenori Matsubara,
Katsuro Tomita
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.33
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1434-3916
pISSN - 0936-8051
DOI - 10.1007/s00402-008-0574-1
Subject(s) - medicine , osteotomy , orthopedic surgery , deformity , osteoarthritis , surgery , fixation (population genetics) , knee joint , external fixation , high tibial osteotomy , orthodontics , external fixator , population , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology
Correction of deformities about knee joint may prevent or delay the onset of osteoarthritis or mitigate its effects. Accurate correction of such deformities without production of secondary deformities depends on precise localization and quantification of the deformities.
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