ArticleFrontiers in surgery2023
High tibial lateral closing wedge and opening wedge valgus osteotomy produce different effects on posterior tibial slope and patellar height.
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- Arthroscopic all-in technique combined with high tibial osteotomy for osteoarthritis with posterior root tear of the medial meniscus: a short-term study with second-look arthroscopy.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Comparative impact of high tibial osteotomy and supramalleolar osteotomy on limb alignment and ankle function: a retrospective study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Maintaining Posterior Tibial Slope and Patellar Height During Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy: Response.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Changes in Patellar Height and Tibial Posterior Slope after Biplanar High Tibial Osteotomy with Computer-Designed Personalized Surgical Guides: A Retrospective Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: To compare the clinical outcomes of performing a closed tibial high osteotomy with an open osteotomy and the changes in posterior tibia slope and patellar height. Methods: Methods were collected from three hundred and forty patients (440 knees) with high tibial osteotomy performed from January 2019 to January 2020. Forty patients (50 knees) had a lateral closed wedge tibial osteotomy (LCWHTO), and 300 patients (390 knees) had a medial open wedge tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO). The follow-up periods were 20.5 months and 19.9 months, respectively. At the final follow-up visit, both groups evaluated the Lysholm score and joint range of motion (ROM). Changes in preoperative and postoperative mechanical axis deviation (MAD), proximal medial tibial angle (MPTA), posterior tibial slope (PTS), and M-K index were compared between the two groups of patients. Results: Lysholm scores were 79.6 ± 15.6 preoperatively and 96.0 ± 5.0 postoperatively in the LCWHTO group ( Conclusions: LCWHTO decreases the PTS and has no effect on patellar height; MOWHTO does not affect the PTS but decreases patellar height. The patient should individualize the choice of the osteotomy.
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