Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 12-21 , January 2007

Distal Medial Closed Wedge Varus Femur Osteotomy Stabilized With the TomoFix Plate Fixator

  • Ronald van Heerwaarden, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Limb Deformity Reconstruction Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ronald van Heerwaarden, MD, PhD, Head of Limb Deformity Reconstruction Unit, Department of Orthopedics, Sint Maartenskliniek, Hengstdal 3, 6522 JV Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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  • Ate Wymenga, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Limb Deformity Reconstruction Unit, Department of Orthopaedics, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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  • Denise Freiling, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Henriettenstiftung Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
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  • Phillipp Lobenhoffer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Henriettenstiftung Hannover, Hannover, Germany.

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PII: S1048-6666(06)00087-5

doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2006.09.008

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 12-21 , January 2007

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