High domed tibial osteotomy in the treatment of angular deviations of the knee. A new system of surgical instrumentation.
The case reports are presented of 26 knees with angular deviations in the frontal plane (19 varus and 7 valgus), treated by high domed tibial osteotomy with external skeletal fixation. Clinical and radiographic controls were carried out at a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 3 years later. The new surgical instrumentation devised by the authors is described; this allows precise measurement of the angle of correction at operation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*