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Femoral Osteotomies The Bone School

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Location: http://boneschool.com.au/lower-limb/hip/femoral-osteotomies

Description: Rationale:
Most OA is 2° to pre-existing disease
- predisposes to articular cartilage failure
- Failure of cartilage can be halted by decrease in load
- osteotomy corrects the underlying deformity

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Andrew Birchley et al
Institution: The Bone School
Primary Subject/Category:

• - OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Procedures: Osteotomy

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Added: Mon Dec 21 2009