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No significant impact of early versus late-weight bearing following high tibial osteotomy
March 2018
No significant impact of early versus late-weight bearing following high tibial osteotomy
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:2
Early weight bearing versus delayed weight bearing in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy: a randomized controlled trial
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2017 Dec;25(12):3670-3678Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
50 patients scheduled for medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy were randomized to either immediate weight bearing or delayed weight bearing at 2 months postoperatively. Patients were assessed over 1-year follow-up for function, pain, radiographic alignment, and the incidence of complications. Results demonstrated no significant differences between groups in outcome scores, including the Inte...
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