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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
The use of standing radiographs to determine correction angles for high tibial osteotomy is not appropriate because the relative angle of the articular surfaces (condylar-plateau angle) in the weight-bearing knee changes after the osteotomy. This may give unpredictable results postoperatively. We found that the condylar-plateau angle in postoperative standing films is very similar to that seen in non-weight-bearing supine views, and suggest that these latter radiographs be used for pre-operative planning. We describe our early results, using a special osteotomy jig, in 140 knees.
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