The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 114-118 , March 2010

Simultaneous anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and opening wedge high tibial osteotomy: Report of four cases

  • Yasushi Akamatsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 45 261 5656; fax: +81 45 252 7470.
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  • Naoto Mitsugi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan
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  • Naoya Taki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University Medical Center, 4-57 Urafune-cho, Minami-ku, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan
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  • Ryohei Takeuchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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  • Tomoyuki Saito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan

Received 22 January 2009 ,Revised 26 May 2009 ,Accepted 31 May 2009.

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PII: S0968-0160(09)00104-5

doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.05.006

The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 114-118 , March 2010

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