The worldwide incidence of bone disorders and conditions has trended steeply upward and
is expected to double by 2020, especially in populations where aging is coupled with …

Electrospinning technique has excellent advantages such as tunable functionality, thin fibers
with large surface areas, ease of processing and good physical properties. Electrospinning …

The use of open wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) to correct varus deformity of the knee is
well established. However, the stability of the various implants used in this procedure has …

Purpose. High tibial osteotomy (HTO) has been adopted as an effective surgery for medial
degeneration of the osteoarthritis (OA) knee. However, satisfactory outcomes necessitate the …

Purpose We performed a prospective clinical and radiographic evaluation after open wedge
high tibial osteotomy (HTO) using the new Position HTO plate (Aesculap, Tuttlingen …

The use of finite element analysis (FEA) has grown to a more and more important method in
the field of biomedical engineering and biomechanics. Although increased computational …

Background High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is a common treatment for moderate osteoarthritis
of the medial compartment in the knee joint by the translation of the force center toward the …

Background High tibial osteotomy (HTO) with a medial opening wedge has been used to
treat medial compartment osteoarthritis. However, this makes the proximal tibia a highly …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare the stress and stability of plate-screw
fixation and screw fixation in the treatment of Schatzker type IV medial tibial plateau fracture …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) computer-assisted corrective osteotomy has become the
state-of-the-art for surgical treatment of complex bone deformities. Despite available …