Long term evaluation of high tibial valgus osteotomy

Long term evaluation of high tibial valgus osteotomy

We present a long term evaluation of 100 high valgus tibial osteotomies with a mean follow up of 11 years. Knees with slight or moderate osteoarthritis had the best results. Slight overcorrection was beneficial, but gross overcorrection was not. There were few complications and the overall long term...

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Veröffentlicht in:International orthopaedics 1990-01, Vol.14 (4), p.347-349
Hauptverfasser: VALENTI, J. R, CALVO, R, LOPEZ, R, CANADELL, J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Activities of Daily Living
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Knee Joint - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Orthopedic surgery
Osteoarthritis - surgery
Osteotomy - methods
Pain
Radiography
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Tibia - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:We present a long term evaluation of 100 high valgus tibial osteotomies with a mean follow up of 11 years. Knees with slight or moderate osteoarthritis had the best results. Slight overcorrection was beneficial, but gross overcorrection was not. There were few complications and the overall long term results were good.
ISSN:0341-2695
1432-5195
DOI:10.1007/BF00182642