Factors affecting stability after medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy using locking plate: A cadaveric study
Young Gon Na1, Dai-Soon Kwak2, Suri Chong3
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CM Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Objectives:
To investigate the effect of screw length, lateral hinge fracture, and gap filling on stability after medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOW HTO) using a locking plate.
Methods:
Forty tibiae from fresh-frozen cadavers were randomly allocated into five groups. Group A was bicortically fixated, while Group B and Group C were unicortically fixated: 90% and 55% of drilled tunnel length, respectively. Group D was fixated using 90% length screws with a fractured lateral hinge. Group E was fixated using 90% length screws with gap filling using a bone substitute. Operated tibiae were tested under axial compressive load using a material testing machine. The medial gap changes under the serial axial load of 100-600 N and ultimate failure load were measured.
Results:
Group D showed the biggest medial gap change and lowest failure load, while Group E presented the smallest gap change and highest failure load. The medial gap changes tended to increase with shorter screw length, but the difference was not significant between Groups A, B, and C. Group C and Group D showed greater medial gap change and lower failure load compared with Group E, while not differing from Group A and Group B.
Conclusions:
Unicortical fixation in proximal screw holes of a locking plate was not inferior to bicortical fixation regarding axial stability in MOW HTO, although proximal screws that are too short should be avoided. Lateral hinge fracture decreased, while gap filling with bone substitute increased axial stability.
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