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Tools for high tibial wedge osteotomy.

R J Minns·H P Epstein·B B Porter
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Surgical instruments are described which have been developed for use in high tibial wedge osteotomy. This operation is a treatment for degenerative arthritis of the knee in which one compartment of the joint is predominantly affected resulting in a deformity. Realignment of the bones alters the load distribution on the joint which can relieve pain. Tools have been designed to facilitate the removal of a wedge of bone cut at a precise angle calculated from load bearing radiographs. The tools are a marker pin guide and a saw guide; their use has resulted in accurate bone realignment confirmed by postoperative radiographs.

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R J Minns, H P Epstein, B B Porter. 1985. Tools for high tibial wedge osteotomy.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0141-5425(85)90029-9

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