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Opening-Wedge Proximal Tibial Osteotomy.

Michael O'Malley¹, Patrick J Reardon¹, Ayoosh Pareek¹

¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.

Arthroscopy Techniques

|October 7, 2016

Summary

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Varus knee malalignment from medial compartment arthritis causes painful gonarthrosis. Medial opening-wedge proximal tibial osteotomy effectively corrects alignment and reduces pain, and this note details a reproducible surgical technique.

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Area of Science:

Orthopedic surgery
Biomechanics
Knee joint pathophysiology

Background:

Medial compartment arthritis leads to varus knee malalignment.
This malalignment causes progressive, asymmetric tibiofemoral joint wear.
Such wear results in increasingly painful gonarthrosis.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a reproducible surgical technique for medial opening-wedge proximal tibial osteotomy.
To address varus knee malalignment and its associated gonarthrosis.

Main Methods:

Detailed description of a reproducible technique for medial opening-wedge proximal tibial osteotomy.
Focus on restoring coronal alignment in the knee.

Main Results:

The presented technique aims to restore proper coronal alignment.
The procedure is intended to reduce knee pain associated with malalignment.

Conclusions:

Medial opening-wedge proximal tibial osteotomy is an effective surgical option.
The described technique offers a reproducible method for this procedure.