Deformity planning for frontal and sagittal plane corrective osteotomies.
The authors have developed a universal system of geometric deformity planning based on the mechanical or anatomic axes. The place where the axes intersect is the center of rotation angulation (CORA) of a deformity. Osteotomy level and type should be considered relative to the CORA to avoid creating secondary deformities. This type of planning is applicable to both frontal and sagittal plane deformities.
University of Maryland Center of Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction, Baltimore.
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D017760:Bone Malalignment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013977:Tibia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery