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Closed- Versus Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy for Unicompartmental Knee Osteoarthritis
January 2024
Closed- Versus Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy for Unicompartmental Knee Osteoarthritis
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Opening- and closing-wedge high tibial osteotomy are comparable and early full weight bearing is safe with angular stable plate fixation: a meta-analysis.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc . 2023 Jul;31(7):3015-3026.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
10 + 3 randomized controlled trials (314 and 189 patients, respectively) that compared open-wedge high tibial osteotomy versus closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy and early- versus delayed-full-weight bearing (FWB), respectively, in patients with unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis. Outcomes of interest included pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), normalized pain scale and activities of daily liv...
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