Knee-ankle joint line angle: a significant contributor to high-degree knee joint line obliquity in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy

Abstract Background Medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO) changes the knee joint inclination in the coronal plane, which can be compensated by the ankle joint. Once there is a decompensated knee joint obliquity, it can induce excessive shear force on the articular cartilage. This study...

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Main Authors: Tzu-Hao Tseng, Han-Ying Wang, Shi-Chien Tzeng, Kuan-Hung Hsu, Jyh-Horng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-02976-y