| Literature DB >> 31079764 |
Biagio Zampogna1, Sebastiano Vasta2, Rocco Papalia1.
Abstract
Osteotomy is recognized as a knee joint-preserving surgical procedure to treat frontal and/or sagittal plane malalignment with or without associated instability. This article outlines the preoperative clinical and imaging assessments of prospective patients undergoing osteotomy. In addition, indications and contraindications as well as surgical planning are presented.Entities:
Keywords: Distal femoral osteotomy (DFO); High tibial osteotomy (HTO); Joint preservation; Knee osteotomy; Osteotomy planning; Radiographs; Unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis
Mesh:
Year: 2019 PMID: 31079764 DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2019.02.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Sports Med ISSN: 0278-5919 Impact factor: 2.182