Tibia malunion with angular deformity: Corrective osteotomy and intramedullary fixation with the chipping technique
There are few options for correcting severe malunion of tibial shaft. Acute correction by close wedge osteotomy followed by fixation with plate is a standard treatment for this but associated with shortening and non-union. Gradual correction with circular external fixation is able to correct the d...
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Biomedical Research Network+, LLC
2018
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