Stress fractures of the lateral tibial plateau after open wedge high tibial osteotomy could be delayed type III lateral hinge fractures

• Main Authors: Masamichi Yokoyama (Author), Yasuhiro Nakamura (Author), Hideyuki Doi (Author), Toru Onishi (Author), Koji Hirano (Author), Motoyuki Doi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: To examine the condition and triggers of stress fractures of the lateral tibial plateau (LTP) similar to type III lateral hinge fractures (LHFs) after open wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO). Methods: OWHTO was performed in 118 knees. They were examined for LHFs by computed tomography (CT)...