ArticleCartilage2020
Medical Comorbidities and Functional Dependent Living Are Independent Risk Factors for Short-Term Complications Following Osteotomy Procedures about the Knee.
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- Clinical outcomes of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in early osteoarthritis without bone-on-bone contact.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Osteotomies: Indications, Imaging Appearance, Surgical Techniques, and Complications.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Does gait influence biomechanics in a distal femoral osteotomy? An early post operative fracture after DFO above a TomofixJournal of medical case reports · 2024Article
- Patients aged 55 or older undergoing around the knee osteotomy have a higher rate of deep vein thrombosis but not overall early post-operative complications.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Early Complication Rates Are Equivalent Between Isolated Cartilage Restoration and Concomitant Cartilage Restoration and Osteotomy of the Knee.Cartilage · 2024Article
- Early Postoperative Complications and Associated Variables After Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy: A 15-Year Experience From a Single Academic Institution.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Complications after high tibial osteotomy and distal femoral osteotomy are associated with increasing medical comorbidities and tobacco use.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Perioperative complications in osteotomies around the knee: a study in 858 cases.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2022Article
- Role of high tibial osteotomy in medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee: Indications, surgical technique and outcomes.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Review
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo characterize rates and risk factors for adverse events following distal femoral osteotomy (DFO), high tibial osteotomy (HTO), and tibial tubercle osteotomy (TTO) procedures.
designPatients undergoing DFO, HTO, or TTO procedures during 2005 to 2016 were identified in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Rates of adverse events were characterized for each procedure. Demographic, comorbidity, and procedural factors were tested for association with occurrence of any adverse events.
resultsA total of 1,083 patients were identified. Of these, 305 (28%) underwent DFO, 273 (25%) underwent HTO, and 505 (47%) underwent TTO. Mean ages for patients undergoing each procedure were the following: DFO, 51 ± 23 years; HTO, 40 ± 13 years; and TTO, 31 ± 11 years. The most common comorbidities for DFO were hypertension (34%) and smoking (17%); for HTO, hypertension (22%) and smoking (21%); and for TTO, smoking (20%) and hypertension (11%). Independent risk factors for occurrence of any adverse event were age ⩾45 years for DFO (odds ratio [OR] = 3.1,
conclusionsThe total rate of adverse events was not independently associated with the type of osteotomy procedure. In addition, patients with age >45, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and dependent functional status have greater odds for adverse events and should be counseled and monitored accordingly.
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