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ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology2021

Clinical course and outcomes of simultaneous-versus staged-bilateral medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy.

Hiroyasu Ogawa, Kazu Matsumoto, Masaya Sengoku, Hiroki Yoshioka, Kyosuke Yamamoto, Tetsuya Shimokawa, Kazuichiro Ohnishi, Haruhiko Akiyama

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Hiroyasu OgawaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ogaki Tokushukai Hospital. Hayashi-machi 6-85-1, Ogaki, 503-0015, Japan.
Kazu MatsumotoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine. Yanagido 1-1, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan.
Masaya SengokuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ogaki Tokushukai Hospital. Hayashi-machi 6-85-1, Ogaki, 503-0015, Japan.
Hiroki YoshiokaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine. Yanagido 1-1, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan.
Kyosuke YamamotoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ogaki Tokushukai Hospital. Hayashi-machi 6-85-1, Ogaki, 503-0015, Japan.
Tetsuya ShimokawaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ogaki Tokushukai Hospital. Hayashi-machi 6-85-1, Ogaki, 503-0015, Japan.
Kazuichiro OhnishiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ogaki Tokushukai Hospital. Hayashi-machi 6-85-1, Ogaki, 503-0015, Japan.
Haruhiko AkiyamaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine. Yanagido 1-1, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan.

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backgroundDifference in the clinical course and outcomes between simultaneous- and staged-bilateral medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomies (OWHTOs) over time was unknown. The study hypothesis was that patients who underwent simultaneous-bilateral OWHTO (SMBO) have a more rapid improvement in knee function than those who underwent staged-bilateral OWHTO (STBO) due to difference in the change of lower limb alignment between SMBO and STBO.

methodsThe records of 56 knees in 28 patients who underwent either SMBO (n = 28) or STBO (n = 28) were retrospectively analysed. The time course data of weight-bearing line percentage (%WBL), joint line convergence angle (JLCA), and Knee Society Score were compared between the two procedures.

resultsHospitalisation for SMBO was longer than that for STBO by 1 week. No significant difference was observed in %WBL between the two procedures. The JLCA was significantly lower with SMBO than with the first-stage surgery of STBO (P < 0.05), but it became equivalent in both groups at the last follow-up. The knee scores in both SMBO and the first-stage surgery of STBO significantly improved in approximately 1 year. The function scores in the first-stage surgery of STBO did not significantly improve until the completion of the second-stage surgery whereas those in SMBO significantly improved 1 year after surgery and become stable. The function score 1 year after surgery was significantly higher in SMBO than in the first-stage surgery of STBO (p < 0.001).

conclusionsAlthough both SMBO and STBO achieved the desired therapeutic results, SMBO led to earlier functional improvement and decreased JLCA compared with STBO.

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AlignmentJoint line convergence angleKnee functionSimultaneous-bilateral medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomyStaged-bilateral medial opening high tibial osteotomy

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PMID33344173
PMCPMC7725662

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