The SAAB jig: an aid in high tibial osteotomy.
To increase the precision of high tibial osteotomy a surgical tool has been developed. The instrument is described. The precision obtainable using the instrument is found to be significantly ( P less than 0.001) higher than that obtained when operating without the instrument.
D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*