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Proximal Fibular Osteotomy in the Management of Osteoarthritis of Medial Compartment of Knee Joint.
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- A novel osteotomy tool reduces complications and improves operative efficiency in proximal fibular osteotomy for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis: a retrospective comparative study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO), Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (UKA), and Proximal Fibular Osteotomy (PFO) for Medial-Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis: A Narrative Review of Comparative Mechanisms, Clinical Outcomes, and Decision-Making.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Proximal fibular partial excision delays medial joint space narrowing of the medial tibiofemoral joint.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- A Retrospective Follow-Up Study of Satisfaction in Patients Undergoing Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A 3-Month Postoperative Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the effect of vascularized fibula graft harvesting on coronal plane alignment and functional outcomes of the lower limb.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A Systematic Review of the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis by Proximal Fibular Osteotomy in the Indian Population.Cureus · 2024Review
- Severe medial osteoarthritis predicts patient dissatisfaction after proximal fibular osteotomy: a mid- to long-term follow-up study.International orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Effects of proximal fibular partial excision on medial compartment knee osteoarthritis.International orthopaedics · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThis study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of proximal fibular osteotomy (PFO) in terms of pain relief, and improvement in function in medial compartment osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joint. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis case series study was conducted at the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College Lyari and United Medical and Dental College of Karachi. Patients with medial compartment knee joint OA were included in the study and patients with bicompartmental or tricompartmental OA, inflammatory joint disease, valgus knee deformity, morbid obesity, or any infectious pathology involving the knee joint were excluded from the study. The medial and lateral joint spaces were measured and recorded preoperatively and postoperatively. Pre- and postoperative values of visual analog scale (VAS) results and the Oxford knee score were recorded. A PFO was performed after getting informed written consent.
resultsA total of 60 patients were enrolled in the study; 16 (26.7%) were men, and 44 (73.3%) were women. The mean age of patients was 51.8 ± 4.1 years. The mean preoperative medial joint space measurement on standard anteroposterior radiograph was 1.45 ± 0.28 mm. The mean preoperative lateral joint space was 8.86 ± 1.27 mm. The recorded mean preoperative Oxford knee score was 20.82 ± 1.97 mm. Recorded levels of mean postoperative medial joint space improved to 4.63 ± 0.668 mm, and mean postoperative lateral joint space was 4.72 ± 0.79 mm. Mean recorded levels of VAS for pain postoperatively were 2.32 ± 0.792, which improved significantly from 7.90 ± 0.79.
conclusionsPFO is a good surgical technique for pain relief and functional improvement in patients suffering from medial compartment OA.
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