Minimally Invasive Double Level Osteotomy in Severe Knee Varus: Pearls and Pitfalls

Minimally invasive double-level osteotomy (DLP) surgery is performed in severe knee varus, when extra-articular deformity is identified in both the distal femur and proximal tibia. The main advantage is to maintain a horizontal joint line and avoid creating secondary anatomic deformities. This artic...

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Autores principales: Sautet, Pierre, Kley, Kristian, Khakha, Raghbir, Ollivier, Matthieu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Technical Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9244850/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35782831
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2022.02.023
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Sumario:Minimally invasive double-level osteotomy (DLP) surgery is performed in severe knee varus, when extra-articular deformity is identified in both the distal femur and proximal tibia. The main advantage is to maintain a horizontal joint line and avoid creating secondary anatomic deformities. This article considers the pearls and pitfalls in performing minimally invasive DLO surgery.

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