title: PRE-OPERATIVE PLANNING AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUE OF THE OPEN WEDGE SUPRACONDYLAR OSTEOTOMY FOR CORRECTION OF VALGUS KNEE AND FIXATION WITH A FIXED-ANGLE IMPLANT.
abstract: The step-by-step preoperative planning for supracondylar opening wedge osteotomy of the femur for precise correction of the load axis of the lower limb using a fixed-angle implant (95° AO blade plate) is presented. The surgical technique and the use of a bone graft from the same site for filling in the defect are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Titular Professor of the Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor Apparatus, Ribeirao Preto School of Medicine, USP.
authors.forename: Cleber Antonio Jansen
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Paccola
keywords: Genu Valgum; Osteotomy; Preoperative Care