PLATEAU-PATELLA ANGLE: AN OPTION FOR ASSESSING PATELLAR HEIGHT ON PROXIMAL TIBIA OSTEOTOMY

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the plateau-patella angle method to the methods already established for patellar height measurement in patients undergoing high tibial osteotomy. Methods: This is a retrospective study of 13 patients undergoing medial opening tibial osteotomy. The patellar height w...

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Main Authors: MARCELO BATISTA BONADIO, JÚLIO AUGUSTO DO PRADO TORRES, VICENTE MAZZARO FILHO, CAMILO PARTEZANI HELITO, RICCARDO GOMES GOBBI, MARCO KAWAMURA DEMANGE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2016-06-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522016000300127&tlng=en