The UniSpacer: correcting varus malalignment in medial gonarthrosis

While options for operative treatment of leg axis varus malalignment in patients with medial gonarthrosis include several established procedures, such as unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or high tibial osteotomy (HTO), there has been little focus on a less inva...

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Main Authors: Clarius, Michael (Author) , Becker, Justus Felix (Author) , Schmitt, Holger (Author) , Seeger, Jörn Bengt (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2010
In: International orthopaedics
Year: 2010, Volume: 34, Issue: 8, Pages: 1175-1179
ISSN:1432-5195
DOI:10.1007/s00264-009-0908-9
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-009-0908-9
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Author Notes:Michael Clarius, Justus F. Becker, Holger Schmitt, Joern B. Seeger

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