Ogston line

Og·ston line

(og'stŏn),

an obsolete procedure during which a line is drawn from the adductor tubercle of the femur to the intercondylar notch; a guide to resection of the medial condyle for knock-knee.

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Og·ston line

(og'stŏn līn)

A line drawn from the adductor tubercle of the femur to the intercondylar notch; a guide to resection of the medial condyle for knock-knee.

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Ogston,

Sir Alexander, Scottish surgeon, 1844-1929.

Ogston line - a guide to resection of the medial condyle for genu valgum.

Ogston-Luc operation - an operation for frontal sinus disease.

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