ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2021
The difficulty of continuing sports activities after open-wedge high tibial osteotomy in patient with medial knee osteoarthritis: a retrospective case series at 2-year-minimum follow-up.
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- Return to sport outcomes after inverted V-shaped (IV) high tibial osteotomy were comparable to those after medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy, even though the IV cohort had more severe preoperative disease.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Three-Dimensional-Printed Porous Tantalum Wedge Shows Promising Early Results for Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy: A Retrospective Comparative Study With Mean 50-Month Follow-Up.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Preoperative activity, postoperative flexion contractures, and degree of medial cartilage damage affects achievement of high physical activity after open wedge high tibial osteotomy.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Developing Presurgical Conversion Formulas to Predict Miniaci Angle for Personalized Realignment Targets in Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomies.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Repair of medial meniscus posterior root tear is effective for root healing and cartilage regeneration in opening wedge high tibial osteotomy.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to investigate the rate at which patients returned to sports after open wedge high tibial osteotomy and identify the continuity of sports activity post-operatively.
methodsThirty-five patients (40 knees) who underwent open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OW-HTO) in medial knee osteoarthritis were included in this study. The mean age of the patients who underwent surgery was 55.1 ± 10.7 years, and the mean follow-up period was 41.0 ± 24.7 months. Clinical results and radiographic parameters calculated in standing whole-leg radiographs preoperatively, post-operatively, and at the final follow-up were evaluated.
resultsThirty-one patients (88.6%) were able to return to preoperative sports activity; however, only 14 patients (40.0%) completely returned to preoperative sports activity levels. Of the 31 patients who returned to sports activity, 10 patients (32.3%) maintained post-operative sporting activity levels at the final follow-up. In radiographic parameters, the weight-bearing line ratio was considered loss of correction in the post-operative period leading to the final follow-up. Patients who completely returned to sports and maintained sporting activity levels at the final follow-up had significantly higher the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score pain subscale values and lower visual analogue scale of knee pain at pre-surgery and final follow-up than other patients, including those who partially returned to sports.
conclusionsThe proportion of patients who returned to sports after OW-HTO and were able to participate in competitions at the same activity level as before surgery was low and insufficient. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Retrospective case series, IV.
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