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From: Preoperative flexion contracture is a predisposing factor for cartilage degeneration at the patellofemoral joint after open wedge high tibial osteotomy

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Patellofemoral cartilage degeneration. a Comparison of cartilage degeneration between the initial and second look arthroscopy. b, c Representative case of progressive cartilage deterioration after open wedge, high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) in a 58-year-old man; femoral-trochlear cartilage progressed from International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) grade II before surgery to ICRS grade IV at the final follow up

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