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Lateral Closing-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

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Today, lateral closing-wedge osteotomy plays a subordinate role in the therapy algorithms of medial gonarthrosis. The medial opening-wedge osteotomy has become more commonly used in recent years. Nevertheless, the lateral closing-wedge osteotomy should belong to the repertoire of the orthopaedic surgeon who conserves the joint in order to be able to offer the entire spectrum of surgical therapy options. The present chapter describes the indication, patient preparation and radiological planning of the operation as well as the surgical procedure in detail. The most important complications and the postoperative treatment are also explained.

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  1. Sporthopaedicum, Straubing, Germany

    Philipp von Roth

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Clemens Gwinner

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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

    Sebastien Lustig

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von Roth, P., Gwinner, C. (2020). Lateral Closing-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy. In: Oussedik, S., Lustig, S. (eds) Osteotomy About the Knee . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49055-3_9

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