Patellar Height after High Tibial Osteotomy of the Distal Tibial Tuberosity: A Retrospective Study of Age Stratification

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Intraoperative operation of DTT-HTO. (a) Exposure of the tibial bone surface. (b) The medial tibia was sawed by a bone saw along the Kirschner wire route. (c) Use of a Kirschner wire to drill holes from the osteotomy area to the opposite side to weaken the lateral bone cortex. (d) Opening up the osteotomy area with the bone knife. (e) Implantation of bone substitutes. (f) Placement of the guide plate and its fixation with screws.

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