Better functional results of opening wedge HTO for varus knees with medial osteoarthritis than opening wedge LFO for valgus knees with lateral osteoarthritis

AIMS: To compare time dependent functional improvement for patients with medial, respectively lateral knee osteoarthritis (OA) after treatment with opening wedge osteotomy relieving the pressure on the osteoarthritic part of the knee. METHODS: In all, 49 patients (52 knees) with a mean age of 47 yea...

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Autores principales: Ekeland, Arne, Nerhus, Tor Kjetil, Dimmen, Sigbjørn, Heir, Stig
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2020
Materias:
Knee
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7659673/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33215123
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.17.BJO-2020-0081.R1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7659673/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33215123
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.17.BJO-2020-0081.R1

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