Reply to the letter to the editor: shortening osteotomy of the proximal radius

Michael Hackl^{1

2

3}, Kilian Wegmann^{4

5}, Stephanie L Kahmann⁶, Nicolai Heinze^{7

8}, Manfred Staat⁶, Wolfram F Neiss⁹, Martin Scaal^{5

10}, Lars P Müller^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Cologne, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. michael.hackl@uk-koeln.de.
² Medical Faculty, Cologne Center for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. michael.hackl@uk-koeln.de.
³ Department of Anatomy I, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. michael.hackl@uk-koeln.de.
⁴ Center for Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Cologne, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
⁵ Medical Faculty, Cologne Center for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
⁶ Institute of Bioengineering, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Jülich, Germany.
⁷ Institute for Medical Engineering, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, Germany.
⁸ Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany.
⁹ Department of Anatomy I, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
¹⁰ Department of Anatomy II, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Comment

Michael Hackl et al. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2017 Oct.

. 2017 Oct;25(10):3328-3329.

doi: 10.1007/s00167-017-4666-8. Epub 2017 Aug 24.

Michael Hackl^{1

2

3}, Kilian Wegmann^{4

5}, Stephanie L Kahmann⁶, Nicolai Heinze^{7

8}, Manfred Staat⁶, Wolfram F Neiss⁹, Martin Scaal^{5

10}, Lars P Müller^{4

5}

¹ Center for Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Cologne, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany. michael.hackl@uk-koeln.de.
² Medical Faculty, Cologne Center for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. michael.hackl@uk-koeln.de.
³ Department of Anatomy I, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. michael.hackl@uk-koeln.de.
⁴ Center for Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Cologne, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.
⁵ Medical Faculty, Cologne Center for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
⁶ Institute of Bioengineering, Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Jülich, Germany.
⁷ Institute for Medical Engineering, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, Germany.
⁸ Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany.
⁹ Department of Anatomy I, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
¹⁰ Department of Anatomy II, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

No abstract available

Comment on

Radial shortening osteotomy reduces radiocapitellar contact pressures while preserving valgus stability of the elbow.
Hackl M, Wegmann K, Kahmann SL, Heinze N, Staat M, Neiss WF, Scaal M, Müller LP. Hackl M, et al. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2017 Jul;25(7):2280-2288. doi: 10.1007/s00167-017-4468-z. Epub 2017 Feb 25. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2017. PMID: 28238092
Disadvantages of having a shortening of the proximal radius.
Hilgersom NFJ, Eygendaal D, van den Bekerom MPJ. Hilgersom NFJ, et al. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2017 Oct;25(10):3326-3327. doi: 10.1007/s00167-017-4599-2. Epub 2017 Jul 20. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2017. PMID: 28730373 No abstract available.