OBJECTIVES To describe the surgical treatment of pes varus in Dachshund dogs by medial opening wedge osteotomy of the distal tibia stabilized with a locking plate system and to retrospectively report the clinical and radiographic outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Lameness in nine limbs of seven Dachshund dogs with pes varus deformity was treated with corrective osteotomy at or near the centre o...

We have analysed retrospectively the relationship between the axial parameters of alignment of the lower limb and the recurrence of varus deformity after high tibial osteotomy. We studied 29 patients (37 knees) with a mean age at surgery of 66 years. The mean follow-up was for 7.4 years (5 to 10.5). Recurrence of varus deformity was defined as an increase in the femorotibial angle of 3 degrees ...

OBJECTIVE Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has the capacity to improve the bone-healing process. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the occurrence of bone healing and the time taken to achieve this in patients submitted to medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO), comparing platelet-rich plasma with bone marrow aspirate to autologous iliac graft. DESIGN Twenty-five patients w...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Cox-2 administration on direct (primary) fracture healing. METHODS A transverse tibial osteotomy was created in adult male rabbits and rigidly fixed in compression using a 2.7-mm dynamic compression plate. Animals were randomized to receive either rofecoxib (12.5 mg orally per day) or placebo. Animals were killed at 4 weeks and...

Background: Varus knee is a common deformity of the joint, which usually accompanied by osteoarthritis, especially medial compartment. High tibial osteotomy good solution for varus transferring load from compartment to more healthy lateral slowing progression osteoarthritis. Objectives: To assess changes joint and ankle orientations after open wedge high osteotomy. Patients Methods: This pros...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Previous studies have found different outcomes after revision of knee arthroplasties performed after high tibial osteotomy (HTO). We evaluated the risk of revision of total knee arthroplasty with or without previous HTO in a large registry material. PATIENTS AND METHODS 31,077 primary TKAs were compared with 1,399 TKAs after HTO, using Kaplan-Meier 10-year survival perc...

A 17-year old boy with a history of a right femoral shaft fracture, fixed with a reamed intramedullary nail four years earlier, presented with a 15° genu recurvatum deformity, presumably due to premature closure of the anterior proximal tibial physeal plate following a Salter type V injury. He was treated with a supra-tubercular anterior opening wedge osteotomy, fixed with two Puddu plates and ...

I read with interest the article ‘‘Combined double tarsal wedge osteotomy and transcuneiform osteotomy for correction of resistant club foot deformity (the bean-shaped foot) by Elgeidi and Abulsaad [1]. I would, however, like to draw attention to some errors in their description of the double osteotomy technique. In their article the authors mention that the procedure described by Jawish [2] in...