Posterior tibial slope: the fingerprint of the tibial bone

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center, University of Pittsburgh, 3200 S. Water St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, USA.
² Department for Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
³ Department for Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁴ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, University of Western Ontario, 3M Centre, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON, N6A 3K7, Canada.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center, University of Pittsburgh, 3200 S. Water St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, USA. musahlv@upmc.edu.

Editorial

Philipp W Winkler et al. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun;29(6):1687-1689.

doi: 10.1007/s00167-021-06578-9. Epub 2021 Apr 27.

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center, University of Pittsburgh, 3200 S. Water St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, USA.
² Department for Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
³ Department for Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁴ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, University of Western Ontario, 3M Centre, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON, N6A 3K7, Canada.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center, University of Pittsburgh, 3200 S. Water St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, USA. musahlv@upmc.edu.

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