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Medial compartment OA of the knee: closing-wedge osteotomy superior to opening-wedge
August 2013
Medial compartment OA of the knee: closing-wedge osteotomy superior to opening-wedge
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Osteotomy for medial compartment arthritis of the knee using a closing wedge or an opening wedge controlled by a Puddu plate. A one-year randomised, controlled study.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Nov;88(11):1454-9Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
92 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the medial compartment of the knee were randomized to receive closing-wedge high tibial osteotomy and a plaster cylinder cast or opening-wedge osteotomy fixed with a Puddu plate. After 1 year, there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups in the mean post-operative hip-knee-ankle angle, in which the mean of the closing wedge group w...
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