Volume 1, Issue 4 (11-2014)
J. Res. Orthop. Sci. 2014, 1(4): 24626-0 |
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Lateral Distal Femoral Biplanar Open Wedge Osteotomy in Correcting Genu Valgum: A Case Series Report
Abolfazl Bagherifard1 
, Mahmoud Jabalameli1 , Hosein Ali Hadi1 , Mohammad Rahbar1 , Ali Jahansouz1 , Gholamreza Hassanzadeh2 , Tahmineh Mokhtari2
, Mahmoud Jabalameli1 , Hosein Ali Hadi1 , Mohammad Rahbar1 , Ali Jahansouz1 , Gholamreza Hassanzadeh2 , Tahmineh Mokhtari2
1- Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
2- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
2- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Abstract: (831 Views)
Background:
Genu valgum deformity is defined as a mechanical axis deviation (MAD) lateral to the knee joint center. In this situation the lateral compartment of the knee is overloaded. Corrective osteotomies are recommended to realign the lower extremity.
Subject:
Knee surgery
Received: 2019/09/9 | Published: 2014/11/15
Received: 2019/09/9 | Published: 2014/11/15
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