Supramalleolar osteotomy with medial distraction arthroplasty for ankle osteoarthritis with talar tilt
Abstract Background An increased preoperative talar tilt (TT) angle was reported to be positively correlated with treatment failure after supramalleolar osteotomy (SMOT) for varus ankle osteoarthritis. Distraction arthroplasty was reported to have the ability to correct increased TT angles. The purp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1168-z |