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Trial reportBioMed research international2021

Evaluation of Accuracy of Preoperative Planning of the Femurofibular Angle in Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy for Mild Medial Knee Osteoarthritis.

Peizhao Wang, Xiao Wang, Xiaotao Shi, Honglue Tan

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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peizhao WangDepartment of Knee Surgery, Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital (Henan Orthopedic Hospital), Qiming Southern Road, Luoyang, Henan 471002, China.
Xiao WangDepartment of Knee Surgery, Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital (Henan Orthopedic Hospital), Qiming Southern Road, Luoyang, Henan 471002, China.
Xiaotao ShiDepartment of Knee Surgery, Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital (Henan Orthopedic Hospital), Qiming Southern Road, Luoyang, Henan 471002, China.
Honglue TanDepartment of Knee Surgery, Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital (Henan Orthopedic Hospital), Qiming Southern Road, Luoyang, Henan 471002, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9631-6514
Luoyang Orthopedic-Traumatological Hospital of Henan Province · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of preoperative planning of the femurofibular angle (FFA) in medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) for mild medial knee osteoarthritis.

methodsThirty-two patients (32 knees) with mild medial knee OA were retrospectively reviewed. The patients underwent preoperative planning of the FFA for OWHTO. For preoperative planning, a full-length weight-bearing X-ray photograph of the lower limb was opened within Adobe Photoshop Software, and a targeted corrective mechanical axis line of the lower limb and its intersecting point at the lateral tibial plateau surface was drawn using rectangle selection and filling tools. A frame, which encircled the tibia and fibula, was created around the predicted osteotomy plane and then rotated until the ankle center was on the targeted mechanical axis line. Subsequently, a distal femoral condyle line and a proximal fibula axis line were drawn, and the angle between the two lines was measured and defined as the femurofibular angle (FFA). During biplane OWHTO, the preoperatively determined FFA was used to complete the correction of the mechanical axis. During follow-up, the postoperative mechanical weight-bearing line (WBL) of the lower limb, the mechanical femorotibial angle (mFTA), and the FFA were measured and compared with the preoperatively determined values.

resultsThe mechanical WBL shifted from a preoperative value of 25.36 ± 5.02% to a postoperative value of 56.19 ± 0.10% from the medial border along the mediolateral width of the tibial plateau, and it was 56.57 ± 0.08% at the final follow-up (

conclusionPreoperative planning of the FFA may be useful in OWHTO for patients with mild medial knee OA. Satisfactory correction of the postoperative targeted mechanical axis line of the lower limb can be obtained.

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FemurFibulaKnee JointOsteoarthritis, KneeOsteotomyPreoperative CareAdultFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative PeriodRetrospective Studies

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PMID33791382
PMCPMC7985241
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