Return to sport and work after medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy : a case series

Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

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Tibial slope after Medial Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy: Is plate positioning the biggest issue?

Objetive: One major cause of Medial Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy (MOW-HTO) failure is inadvertent Posterior Tibial Slope (PTS) increase. To avoid this complication, posterior placement of the wedge plate is traditionally recommended. However, in the attempt of achieving such positioning, surgeon may encounter some undesired consequences, like medial collateral ligament disruption, instab...

Effect of Wedge Insertion Angle on Posterior Tibial Slope in Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

BACKGROUND Medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) is a well-established surgery for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA) wherein the lower extremity is realigned to shift the load distribution from the medial compartment of the knee to the lateral compartment. However, this surgery is known to affect the posterior tibial slope angle (PTSA), which could lead to abnormal knee kin...

High Tibial Open-Wedge Osteotomy – New Techniques and Early Results

Medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy in patients with posttraumatic medial tibial plateau bone defect: A case report

INTRODUCTION Traumatic uncontained bone defect in the knee joint is one of the most serious knee injuries. As the knee joint is the main weight-bearing joint of the body, the problem of weight loading should be addressed while restoring the bone defect. However, no consensus exists regarding the treatment of this injury. PRESENTATION OF CASE Two patients in separate cases initially sustained ...