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ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2025

Patient-specific cutting guides allow 1° precision in asymmetric anterior closing-wedge osteotomy.

Julien Leluc, Ahmed Mabrouk, Jacob Hirth, Danyal Nawabi, Christophe Jacquet, Matthieu Ollivier

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Article in Journal of experimental orthopaedics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  1. A simple planning tool for tibial slope osteotomy-Osteotomy depth is a precise parameter to determine wedge height.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026
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Julien LelucDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Institute for Locomotion, Sainte-Marguerite Hospital Aix-Marseille University Marseille France.
Ahmed MabroukDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Institute for Locomotion, Sainte-Marguerite Hospital Aix-Marseille University Marseille France.ORCID 0000-0002-2547-3176
Jacob HirthDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics Hospital for Special Surgery New York New York USA.
Danyal NawabiDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics Hospital for Special Surgery New York New York USA.
Christophe JacquetDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Institute for Locomotion, Sainte-Marguerite Hospital Aix-Marseille University Marseille France.
Matthieu OllivierDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Institute for Locomotion, Sainte-Marguerite Hospital Aix-Marseille University Marseille France.ORCID 0000-0002-6910-0873

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Abstract

Purpose: Asymmetric anterior closing-wedge high tibial osteotomy (ACWHTO) allows correction of both excessive posterior tibial slope (PTS) and varus deformity. However, the complexity of this surgery requires a high degree of accuracy, which is less likely to be achieved with standard instrumentations. This study aimed to determine the accuracy of 3D patient-specific cutting guides (PSCGs) to provide the accurate planned correction in the frontal and sagittal planes. Methods: Eight sawbones tibiae were identically printed from the same patient data. An ACWHTO with a PSCG was performed on each sawbone. Postoperative measurements of PTS, mechanical medial proximal tibial angle (mMPTA), hinge area and hinge-posterior cruciate ligament (hinge-PCL) distance were compared with the preoperative planned measurements. The precision was defined as the absolute difference (∆) between the target planned values and postoperative values. Results: The mean accuracy was 0.6° ± 0.74° for PTS, 0.8° ± 0.71° for mMPTA, 0.3 ± 0.2 cm Conclusion: In the setting of sawbones, the use of PSCGs was a reliable and accurate method of achieving simultaneous correction in the frontal and sagittal planes during asymmetric ACWHTO. Level of Evidence: Level V, basic science biomechanical laboratory study.

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ACL ruptureanterior closure osteotomycutting guideprecisiontibial slopevarus

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PMCPMC11683781

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