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. 1990 Jun:(255):75-80.

Correction of distal femoral deformity

D R Knapp Jr  1 , C T Price
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  • PMID: 2347168

Correction of distal femoral deformity

D R Knapp Jr et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1990 Jun.

Abstract

This retrospective study reviews 12 distal femoral osteotomies in nine patients performed for angular and rotational deformities, using the Orthofix external fixator. All osteotomies progressed to solid union with reliable correction of the deformity. Few complications were encountered. Simultaneous lengthening was performed on one patient successfully. This method proved to be a safe and precise means of correcting distal femoral deformity with the option of simultaneous correction of length discrepancy.

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