title: Tips of the trade #22. Proximal tibial valgus osteotomy. A simplified technique.
abstract: A simplified version of a proximal tibial valgus osteotomy, reserved for cases in which the deformity is not greater than 10 degrees of valgus or the flexion contracture is not greater than 10 degrees, can be performed without the use of templates or interval fixation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ritter
mesh_terms: D002370:Casts, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013977:Tibia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*