Biomechanical advantage of low lateral hinge location in medial closing wedge distal femoral osteotomies.

• Main Author: Ong, Daniel Xing Xiang
• Other Authors: Chou Siaw Meng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/167826
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Medial Closing-Wedge Distal Femoral Osteotomy (MCDFO) is a recognized medical procedure for managing lateral compartment cartilage injuries, degenerative conditions like knee osteoarthritis (OA), and genu valgum (knock-knee). However, there is a high incidence of Lateral Hinge Fracture (LHF) after M...