Successful treatment of valgus deformity of the knee with an open supracondylar osteotomy using a coral wedge: a brief report of two cases

Nicolaides, A; Papanikolaou, A; Polyzoides, A

dc.contributor.author	Nicolaides, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Papanikolaou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Polyzoides, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:49:37Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:49:37Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/25856
dc.title	Successful treatment of valgus deformity of the knee with an open supracondylar osteotomy using a coral wedge: a brief report of two cases	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0968-0160(00)00034-X	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0968-0160(00)00034-X	en
heal.publicationDate	2000	en
heal.abstract	We present the clinical and radiological results of two patients with valgus deformity of the knee who underwent an open supracondylar osteotomy of the femur. A biocoral wedge was inserted in the lateral aspect of the osteotomy to maintain the correction without internal fixation. At 15 and 13 months, respectively, after the operation, tomograms showed correction of the deformity, sound	en
heal.journalName	Knee	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0968-0160(00)00034-X	en