HIGH TIBIA OSTEOTOMY FOR VARUS OSTEOARTHRITIS KNEE

Nguyễn Thành Chơn1,
1 Saigon General Hospital

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Introduction: Osteoarthritis knee is often occured in medial compartment means erotion of cartilage in medial femoral condyle and tibia plateau. Total knee replacement still has many disadvantages and sacrificing of lateral femoral condyle is not necessary. High tibia osteotomy is a surgical technique that preserves of real knee joint, as a result it’s better for young patients who have osteoarthritis  in medial compartment knee. Methods: from 01/2006 to 01/2016, in SAI GON – ITO Hospital, we performed total 45 cases of varus osteoarthritis knee with high tibia osteotomy technique. Mean follow up 7 years (from 6 months to 10 years). Assessment on clinical and Xray features. Result: 38 cases are still good in clinical result, no pain – walking. 7 cases feel anterior pain. No case has a subsequent arthroplasty. 100 % union, full range of motion. No complication such as infection, stiffness knee. Conclusion: high tibia osteotomy has a low rate of complication, good union. Improves good knee function, good range motion. We highly recommend this procedure, especially for patients in whom a total knee arthroplasty is not desirable because of their young age or their high activity level.

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