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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

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Varus inclination of the proximal tibia or the distal femur does not influence high tibial osteotomy outcome

Authors: Tom M. van Raaij, Imre Takacs, Max Reijman, Jan A. N. Verhaar

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 4/2009

Abstract

We have analysed retrospectively the influence of different sources of knee deformity on failure of closing wedge high tibial valgus osteotomy (HTO). Preoperative frontal plane varus deformities of the lower extremity, distal femur and proximal tibia, and medial convergence of the knee joint line were assessed on a standard whole leg radiograph in 76 patients. Using the logistic regression model, the probability of survival for HTO was 77% (SD 4%) at 10-years follow-up. Varus deformity of the lower extremity (< 175°), and medial convergence of the knee joint line (> 3°) were identified as preoperative risk factors for conversion to arthroplasty (P = 0.03 and P = 0.006). We found no evidence that varus inclination of the proximal tibia or distal femur influences long-term survival of HTO.

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Title: Varus inclination of the proximal tibia or the distal femur does not influence high tibial osteotomy outcome
Authors: Tom M. van Raaij
Imre Takacs
Max Reijman
Jan A. N. Verhaar
Publication date: 01-04-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-008-0708-6

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