Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) involves mainly the medial tibiofemoral joint of knee as stresses weight bearing involve condyle tibia: thus, this is primary site for OA. The work aimed to evaluating results proximal fibular osteotomy alone or conducted with arthroscopic lavage and debridement treatment unicompartmental osteoarthritis in elderly patients.
 Methods: This study was carried o...

The prevalence of varus knee malalignment among junior and adult football players (FP) has proven to be higher compared other sports. No causal relationship yet been found, as genu varum can assumed an independent risk factor for the development osteoarthritis. purpose this study is compare alignment measurements sport-specific data adolescent referees (REF). Knee was detected by measuring inte...

BACKGROUND There are many opinions and controversies regard the effect of lateral wedge insoles and valgus stress 3point knee braces in treatment of medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA). In this study we compared the effect of lateral wedge insoles and 3 point knee supports in treatment of medial compartment knee OA. METHOD Sixty patients (35-65 years), with knee pain and genu varum an...

BACKGROUND Subchondral cysts have always been taught to be one of the cardinal radiological features of knee osteoarthritis but are not well understood. We aimed to evaluate the radiological prevalence and epidemiology of subchondral cysts in patients with knee osteoarthritis to determine if they are truly a cardinal radiological feature. METHODS All patients of a single surgeon with symptoms...

BACKGROUND When performing a total knee arthroplasty, most surgeons use the intramedullary alignment guide with a fixed distal femoral valgus resection angle. In this study, we assessed the variability of the distal femoral valgus resection angle in ethnic Asian patients by reviewing our arthroplasty database. METHODS Between January 2004 and December 2012, the patients with end-stage osteoar...

PURPOSE Growth modulation with tension band plates (TBPs) and cannulated screws is the current mainstay of treatment for pediatric lower extremity angular deformities. Solid screws have been used as an alternative to cannulated screws to decrease the risk of screw failure, particularly in obese children. The downside of solid screws is the decrease in precision of placement. This study describe...