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Indications for a lateral opening wedge tibial osteotomy include cases where an overcorrection has been made following a valgus-producing lateral closing wedge high tibial osteotomy (Fig. 20.1a, b) or in valgus malunions following a tibial plateau fracture (Fig. 20.2).
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Lustig, S., AlSaati, M.F., Magnussen, R.A. (2014). Lateral Opening Wedge Tibial Osteotomy. In: Neyret, P., Demey, G. (eds) Surgery of the Knee. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5631-4_20
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