Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 223-233 , October 2007

Indications and Technique of Distal Tibial Tubercle Anteromedialization

  • James Bicos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cartilage Regeneration and Shoulder Institute of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to James Bicos, MD, Cartilage Regeneration and Shoulder Institute of Indiana, JRSI Research Foundation, 8402 Harcourt Road, #128, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
    • ,
  • John P. Fulkerson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic Associates of Hartford, PC, Farmington, CT.

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PII: S1048-6666(07)00078-X

doi: 10.1053/j.oto.2007.10.002

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 223-233 , October 2007

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