BACKGROUND Medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) is a well-described treatment in early medial compartmental osteoarthritis of the knee. However, two undesirable sequelae may follow -patella baja and changes in the posterior tibial slope (TS). MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective study in patients who underwent HTO in our center between September 2009 and February 201...

Proximal tibial valgus osteotomy is one of the treatment options for painful medial compartment osteoarthrosis and varus deformity of the knee in a young patient. We report our experience with medial opening wedge tibial osteotomy using the Tomofix plate in 46 patients (50 knees). The mean age was 39.5 years (range 30-49). All were male. Mean duration of follow-up was 60 months (36-72 months). ...

Chondral lesions of the knee can occur secondary to limb malalignment. To address these interrelated problems, a high tibial osteotomy with concomitant osteochondral allograft transfer may be performed. It is important to address these chondral lesions as they often affect the young and active population and cause morbidity in an otherwise healthy population. Although numerous approaches for th...

We reviewed 46 leg-shortening operations (37 femoral and nine tibial), performed by different methods, to assess the incidence of complications and permanent disability. Shortening of as much as 7.5 cm in the femur and 5 cm in the tibia was achieved in men of normal height without any loss of function. Complications were seen with all surgical techniques despite the use of modern implants. Most...

A 7 yr old spayed female Chihuahua presented for right hind limb lameness and reduced stifle range of motion. Radiographs showed a marked patella baja of the right stifle and evidence of a previous surgery to correct a medial patellar luxation. A tibial tuberosity osteotomy was performed to allow proximal translation of the tibial tuberosity, which was stabilized with a tibial tuberosity advanc...

BACKGROUND Supramalleolar osteotomy using circular external fixation with six-axis deformity correction is a rarely reported treatment method particularly well-suited for complex multidimensional deformities of the adult ankle. The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of deformity correction and change in functional status using this technique. METHODS We present a retrospective r...

Osteosclerosis of the subchondral bone was measured by densitometer on plain radiographs in 55 medial compartmental osteoarthritic knees of 40 patients who were treated with high tibial valgus osteotomy for correction of varus deformity. The ratio of the osteosclerosis value of the medial side of the knee to that of the lateral side (Medial/Lateral ratio) was calculated and used as a parameter....