The Effect of Proximal Tibial Osteotomy in Correction of Lower Limb Alignment in Patients with Medial Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis
Background: Osteotomy of proximal tibial bone is a surgical treatment for patients with medial compartment osteoarthritis with a 5-year satisfaction rate of 80%. The surgery aims to correct varus deformity and lower limb alignment and reach a 3- to 5-degree overcorrection. Because the most important...
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Language: | fas |
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Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
2012-05-01
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Series: | مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان |
Online Access: | http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/384 |