Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 2-11 , January 2007

Preoperative Planning for High Tibial Osteotomies

  • Dietrich Pape, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopädische Universitätsklinik des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dietrich Pape, MD, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik des Saarlandes, Kirrbergerstr., Gebäude 37, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany.
    • ,
  • Stefan Rupp, MD, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Chefarzt der Pfalz Klinik, Am Spitzenberg, Blieskastel, Germany.

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doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2006.09.007

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 2-11 , January 2007

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