Modified treatment of knee osteoarthritis complicated with femoral varus deformity: A case report
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Published on: September 29, 2018
Sheng-Ming Xu1, Wei Li1, De-Bao Zhang1
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China.
Background:
Surgical treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) complicated by extra-articular deformity has always been controversial regardless of whether it is simultaneous or staged. Simultaneous total knee arthroplasty (TKA) combined with supracondylar osteotomy without plate for treatment of KOA complicated by femoral varus deformity has not been reported in the literature.
Case Summary:
A 53-year-old Chinese woman complained of left knee pain for 6 years that worsened for 4 mo during her visit on April 3, 2020, accompanied by instability in walking, which seriously affected quality of life. According to her medical history and preoperative imaging, the patient was diagnosed with left KOA with varus deformity. We used the angular center of rotation principle for osteotomy of the femur deformity and placed a poststabilized femur prosthesis into the knee joint. At the same time, a 13 mm × 130 mm femur extension rod was used instead of a steel plate to fix the end of the femur osteotomy, reducing the possible complications caused by steel plate implantation and reducing the economic burden on patients. The operation successfully solved two major problems of KOA and varus deformity, and the clinical and imaging evaluation of postoperative follow-up were satisfactory.
Conclusion:
TKA and supracondylar femoral osteotomy can be used for simultaneous KOA treatment and deformity correction.
