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.
Paley
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University of Maryland Center of Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction, Baltimore.
Herzenberg
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Tetsworth
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McKie
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Bhave
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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