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From: Effect of the sagittal osteotomy inclination angle on the posterior tibial slope change in high tibial osteotomy: three-dimensional simulation study

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Steps to create a three-dimensional (3D) model of a pre-osteotomy original tibia. (A) reconstructed 3D model of tibia without soft tissue. (B) Virtual elimination of plate and screws from the 3D model (C) Rotation axis setting with the position about 1.0 cm before the lateral cortex and 1.5 cm below the articular surface as the hinge for restoration to pre-osteotomy original tibia. (D) Restoration to preoperative status of tibia by rotating the proximal segment around the rotation axis and eliminating the osteotomy gap. These figures were created using the Mimics software (version 17; Materialise, Leuven, Belgium).

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