ArticleArthroscopy techniques2025
Percutaneous Hinge K-Wire and Screw in Osteotomy Around the Knee: A Technical Note.
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- Hybrid Protective Sentinel System: A Combined Technique for Safe and Controlled Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- Repositioned Kirschner Wires as a Temporary Metaphyseal Block to Prevent Articular Extension During Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- MRI-based classification of lateral hinge fractures in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy.Knee surgery & related research · 2026Article
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Abstract
Osteotomy around the knee is a valid surgical option for patients with lower-limb malalignment due to extra-articular metaphyseal deformities as a cause of unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis. One of the most dreaded complications of this surgical procedure is the hinge fracture. One method that has been shown to prevent this complication is the use of a K-wire on the opposite side of the osteotomy, across the hinge, with the addition of a positional screw to increase the stability of the fixation. In this technical note, we describe a simple and replicable technique for inserting a hinge-protective wire and a cannulated positional screw.
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