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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2024

Clinical outcomes of guider-assisted osteotomy compared to conventional pendulum-saw osteotomy in open wedge high tibial osteotomy: a propensity score-matched cohort study.

Haichuan Guo, Naihao Pan, Bin Yang, Meixin Ma, Dongwei Wu, Chengsi Li, Ruoxuan Zhu, Maolin Wang, Yanbin Zhu, Yingze Zhang and 1 more

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Haichuan Guo *Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, P.R. China.
Naihao Pan *Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, P.R. China.
Bin Yang *Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, P.R. China.
Meixin MaCollege of Letters and Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
Dongwei WuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, P.R. China.
Chengsi LiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, P.R. China.
Ruoxuan ZhuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, P.R. China.
Maolin WangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, P.R. China.
Yanbin ZhuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, P.R. China. 38600312@hebmu.edu.cn.
Yingze ZhangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, P.R. China. yzling_liu@163.com.
Juan WangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The 3rd Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, P.R. China. wangj_heb3y@hebmu.edu.cn.

Funding

The Hebei Department of Science and Technology High-Level Talent Team Construction Project 225A7703DThe Hebei Provincial Key Research and Development Program 192777113DThe National Natural Science Foundation of China 82172466
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Abstract

purposeWe developed a novel guider-assisted osteotomy (GAO) procedure to improve the safety of open wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) and aimed to compare its efficacy and complications with the conventional pendulum-saw osteotomy (PSO).

methodsThis is a retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing either GAO or PSO procedure in the OWHTO to treat varus knee osteoarthritis, who had a minimum of 2 years of follow-up. Patients were propensity score matched (PSM) in a 1:1 ratio based on demographic and clinical data with a caliper width of 0.02. The outcomes assessed involved the hospital for special surgery (HSS) and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) score, and the Intraoperative and postoperative complications.

results199 patients were included in each group after PSM. The mean duration of follow-up was 38.3 ± 8.9 months. The GAO group had a shorter operation duration (104.5 ± 35.7 vs. 112.1 ± 36.0 min, p = 0.027) and fewer times of intraoperative fluoroscopy (4.2 ± 1.4 vs. 6.0 ± 1.4, p < 0.001). At the last follow-up, clinical scores for knee achieved significant improvements in both GAO and PSO groups: HSS (67.5 ± 10.5 vs. 90.2 ± 7.0, p < 0.001; 69.4 ± 8.2 vs. 91.7 ± 6.8, p < 0.001) and WOMAC (65.7 ± 11.6 vs. 25.2 ± 10.4, p < 0.001; 63.3 ± 12.2 vs. 23.8 ± 9.5, p < 0.001). However, no significant difference was observed between groups for any measures (p > 0.05). In addition, the intraoperative complications (0.5% vs. 3.5%, p = 0.068) and the postoperative bone delayed union and nonunion (1.0% vs. 4.5%, p = 0.032) were marginally or significantly reduced in the GAO versus PSO group.

conclusionGAO demonstrates improvements in intraoperative radiation exposure and complications, with comparable short-term efficacy to PSO, and could be considered a viable alternative in clinical practice.

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Osteoarthritis, KneeOsteotomyPropensity ScoreTibiaAgedCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeGuiderOpen wedge high tibial osteotomyPendulum-sawPropensity score-matched

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PMID39054455
PMCPMC11271211

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