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Cannulated blade plate for proximal femoral varus osteotomy
A D Grant1, W B Lehman, A M Strongwater
1Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, Children's Institute, New York, NY 10003.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
|October 1, 1990
Abstract:
Fixation of the osteotomy site in the proximal femur is technically demanding. A new system, which includes cannulated chisels and a cannulated one-piece plate that can be inserted over a guide wire, is suggested. The new system simplifies the procedure and provides stable fixation.