Fig. 3From: Finite element analysis of medial closing and lateral opening wedge osteotomies of the distal femur in relation to hinge fracturesUpper figures: Linear correlation between strain increase (%) and amount of correction for LOW (left) and MCW (right). No difference is shown between different cortical thicknesses (1.5 versus 3Â mm). Lower figures: Tensile and compressive strain (%) plotted for different hinge widths for LOW (left) and MCW (right), for cortical thickness of 1.5 and 3Â mm, and averaged for all correction amounts. MCW: Medial closed wedge; LOW: Lateral open wedgeBack to article page