Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2708648 Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (English Edition) 2010 9 Pages PDF
Abstract

ABSTRACTThe 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.

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