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Titel:

Nonunion and delayed union in lateral open wedge distal femoral osteotomies-a legitimate concern?

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article
Autor(en):
Liska, Franz; Voss, Andreas; Imhoff, Florian B; Willinger, Lukas; Imhoff, Andreas B
Abstract:
Due to a supposed high rate of nonunions in lateral open wedge distal femur osteotomy (LOWDFO), the medial closing wedge technique has been favoured for a long time. The aim of this study was to report the occurrence of delayed- and nonunions following LOWDFO. We hypothesized that the occurrence of nonunions needing revision surgery is comparable to medial closing osteotomies.Forty-one patients were treated with LOWDFO with a minimum follow-up of 12 months. Parameters such as age, gender, body m...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Int Orthop
Jahr:
2018
Band / Volume:
42
Heft / Issue:
1
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
9-15
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s00264-017-3504-4
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28534192
Print-ISSN:
0341-2695
TUM Einrichtung:
Fachgebiet Sportorthopädie (Prof. Imhoff)
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