ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021
Meniscal and Cartilage Changes on Serial MRI After Medial Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy.
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- Closed wedge high tibial osteotomy can reduce medial meniscus extrusion in comparison with open wedge high tibial osteotomy.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2026Article
- A systematic review and meta-analysis examining alterations in medial meniscus extrusion and clinical outcomes following high tibial osteotomy.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Review
- HKA angle exceeding 5 degrees is strongly associated with lateral patellar translation beyond 2 mm: surgical recommendations for avoiding adverse effects on the patellofemoral joint after OWHTO.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Osteotomy Correction Angle Cut-off Points Can Guide the Operation to Prevent a Significant Decrease in Patella Height.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Two years follow-up of patients with knee varus deformity and medial meniscus extrusion after medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy and arthroscopic meniscus centralization.International orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Meniscal Extrusion: Diagnosis, Etiology, and Treatment Options.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2023Review
- Degenerative Meniscus in Knee Osteoarthritis: From Pathology to Treatment.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundAssessments of the effects of realignment using opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) on the medial, lateral, and patellofemoral compartments have been limited to cartilage evaluations. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: The purpose was to evaluate the effects of OWHTO on the meniscus and cartilage of each compartment as a cooperative unit (meniscochondral unit) using serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It was hypothesized that (1) favorable changes in the meniscochondral unit would occur in the medial compartment and (2) that changes in the patellofemoral and lateral compartments would be negligible. STUDY
designCase series; Level of evidence, 4.
methodsIncluded were 36 knees that underwent OWHTO from March 2014 to February 2016 and had postoperative serial MRI. The MRI was performed at 19.9 ± 7.4 and 52.3 ± 8.3 months postoperatively, and the cartilage and meniscal changes were evaluated by highlighting the regions of interest. We evaluated the T2 relaxation times of each cartilage and meniscal area, the cross-sectional area of the menisci, and the extrusion of the medial meniscus (MM). The meniscochondral unit was assessed using subgroup analyses according to the status of the MM.
resultsSignificant decreases were seen in T2 relaxation times in the medial femoral condyle (MFC) (
conclusionOWHTO affected the medial compartment positively, the lateral compartment negatively, and the patellofemoral compartment negligibly. The effects were more prominent and consistent in the medial than in the lateral compartment.
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