Use of a low-profile thigh holder to facilitate high tibial osteotomy for varus gonarthrosis.
In the performance of a proximal tibial osteotomy, the maintenance of proper leg positioning on a standard operating table can be cumbersome. A low-profile thigh holder commonly used for arthroscopic knee surgery effectively positions the limb and simplifies the performance of high tibial osteotomy.
D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013848:Thigh; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*