Treatment of genu varum in medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee using the Ilizarov method
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-1994
Abstract
The high tibial osteotomy has been used to treat medial compartment osteoarthritis for many years and has stood the test of time as an effective method for treatment of the varus knee in this condition. This article presents a quick, simple, safe, and effective method of doing this operation through small incisions using the Ilizarov apparatus
Keywords
Orthopaedic Surgery
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Orthopedic Clinics of North America
Volume
25
Issue
3
Publisher
Elsevier
Additional Information
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya.
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