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Principles of Alignment Correction Surgery

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The indications for osteotomies around the knee can be grouped into three main categories:

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H.F., D.E.: none.

F.B.: Consultant education Amplitude®, Serf®

M.E.: Consultant education Depuy-Synthes®, Newclip®, Lepine®, Amplitude®, associated redactor of Conférences d’Enseignement de la SOFCOT.

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  1. Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg Cedex, France

    Matthieu Ehlinger, Henri Favreau, David Eichler & François Bonnomet

  2. Laboratoire ICube, CNRS UMR 7357, Ilkirch, France

    Matthieu Ehlinger

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  1. Orthopaedic Surgery Department, University College London Hospitals, London, UK

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  2. Orthopaedic Surgery, Arthritis and Joint Replacement Department, Lyon Croix-Rousse Univeristy Hospital, Lyon, France

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Ehlinger, M., Favreau, H., Eichler, D., Bonnomet, F. (2020). Principles of Alignment Correction Surgery. In: Oussedik, S., Lustig, S. (eds) Osteotomy About the Knee . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49055-3_3

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