It has been suggested that the use of a pilot-hole may reduce the risk of fracture to the lateral cortex. Therefore the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a pilot hole on the strains and occurrence of fractures at the lateral cortex during the opening of a high tibial osteotomy (HTO) and post-surgery loading.

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在尸体标本中进行内侧开口楔形高位胫骨截骨术期间和之后，导孔不会减少外侧皮质的应变或骨折风险。

有人建议使用导孔可以降低外侧皮质骨折的风险。因此，本研究的目的是确定在高位胫骨截骨术 (HTO) 开放和手术后负荷期间，导向孔对外侧皮质应变和骨折发生的影响。