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Knee joint distraction compared with high tibial osteotomy: a randomized controlled trial

PURPOSE: Both, knee joint distraction as a relatively new approach and valgus-producing opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO), are knee-preserving treatments for knee osteoarthritis (OA). The efficacy of knee joint distraction compared to HTO has not been reported. METHODS: Sixty-nine patients w...

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Autores principales: van der Woude, J. A. D., Wiegant, K., van Heerwaarden, R. J., Spruijt, S., van Roermund, P. M., Custers, R. J. H., Mastbergen, S. C., Lafeber, F. P. J. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5332499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27106926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00167-016-4131-0