Radiologic results of additional single screw fixation with lateral locking plate after hybrid closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy

Radiologic results of additional single screw fixation with lateral locking plate after hybrid closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy

Abstract Background Hybrid closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy (hybrid CWHTO) is an effective surgical treatment for medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee. Our study investigated whether the combination of a lateral locking plate and a single medial screw promoted bone union after hybrid CWHT...

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Main Authors: Nobuyuki Hiraoka, Shuji Nakagawa, Eigo Otakara, Hiroaki Inoue, Kenji Takahashi, Yuji Arai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Knee Surgery & Related Research
Subjects:
Bone union
Screw fixation
Hybrid closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy
Knee osteoarthritis
Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee
Cannulated cancellous screw
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43019-020-00085-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43019-020-00085-w

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