A new method of achieving accuracy in osteotomy of any long bone.
The use of basic trigonometrical principles enables the translation of theoretical pre-operative estimations for the correction of bony deformities in long bones into accurate wedge resections at surgery without the need for templates or the use of goniometer in a restricted operative field. The method described has been shown both to be accurate and simple, obviating the need for extra instrumentation and undue manipulation during surgery.
D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*