A supplemental screw enhances the biomechanical stability in medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy.

<h4>Background</h4>The supplemental screw technique was introduced for salvage of lateral hinge fracture in medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (owHTO). The efficacy of its use in protection of lateral hinge fracture and corresponding biomechanical behaviors remained unclear. The cur...

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Main Authors: Jesse Chieh-Szu Yang, Philipp Lobenhoffer, Chia-Ming Chang, Cheng-Fong Chen, Hsiu-Chen Lin, Hsuan-Hsiao Ma, Pei-Yuan Lee, Oscar Kuang-Sheng Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244557