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ArticleInternational orthopaedics2019

Lateral femoral sliding osteotomy in total knee arthroplasty with valgus deformity greater than twenty degrees.

Feng Li, Ning Liu, Zijian Li, Kirkham B Wood, Hua Tian

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Article in International orthopaedics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  1. [Application of femoral condyle sliding osteotomy in initial total knee arthroplasty].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025
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  6. [Effectiveness analysis of lateral condyle sliding osteotomy in total knee arthroplasty for the treatment of lateral femoral bowing deformity].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2022
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Feng LiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Peking University Third Hospital, No. 49 North Garden Road, Beijing, 100191, China.
Ning LiuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 450 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA, 94063, USA.
Zijian LiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Peking University Third Hospital, No. 49 North Garden Road, Beijing, 100191, China.
Kirkham B WoodDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 450 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA, 94063, USA.
Hua TianDepartment of Orthopaedics, Peking University Third Hospital, No. 49 North Garden Road, Beijing, 100191, China. tianhua@bjmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-7139-3372
Peking University · CNStanford Medicine · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeLateral femoral sliding osteotomy has been reported as an effective technique for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with significant valgus deformity. This study aims to investigate its utility in TKA with valgus deformity greater than 20°, for which few studies have examined.

methodsConsecutive TKA patients with valgus deformity treated with the sliding osteotomy at our institution were retrospectively studied. Constraint implants were not used. Radiological and clinical parameters at follow-ups were compared with those pre-operatively. Radiological parameters included the hip-knee-ankle angle (HKA), the anatomical lateral distal femoral angle (aLDFA), the anatomical lateral plateau ankle angle (aLPTA), and the angle between the femoral mechanical axis and transepicondylar line (femoral transepicondylar angle, FTEA) which was used to reflect concurrent extra-articular valgus and corresponding local alignment. Clinical outcome measures included the Knee Society Score and Functional Score.

resultsTwenty-five patients operated on between July 2011 and February 2017 were enrolled. The average follow-up time was 3.3 (1.5~7.9) years. The pre-operative HKA of 202.7 ± 2.3° (equivalent to valgus of 22.7 ± 2.3°) was reduced to 180.4 ± 2.3° at final follow-ups (P < 0.001). The aLFDA, aLPTA, and FTEA were all significantly improved, with the last one increased from 84.2 ± 1.8° to 89.6 ± 1.6° (t = - 11.35, P < 0.001). All clinical scores were significantly improved without major complications.

conclusionsLateral femoral sliding osteotomy can be effective and safe for TKA with severe valgus deformity greater than 20°.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeAnkle JointFemurHumansKneeKnee JointOsteotomyOutcome Assessment, Health CareRadiographyRange of Motion, ArticularRetrospective StudiesLateral femoral sliding osteotomyTotal knee arthroplastyValgus deformity

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