Geert Pagenstert1, Markus Wurm2, Sebastian Gehmert1, Christian Egloff3. 1. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Technische Universität München (TUM), Munich, Germany. 3. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: christian.egloff@usb.ch.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the functional and clinical outcome of a new closing-wedge osteotomy for the prominent tibial tubercle after Osgood-Schlatter disease. METHODS: Between 2010 and 2014, 7 consecutive adults (mean age, 28.6 years; range, 26-35 years) were treated by closing-wedge reduction osteotomy of a painful tibial tubercle. All patients had prior nonsurgical and surgical treatment. Preoperative and postoperative tubercular prominence, Caton-Deschamps index for patellar height, the Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale, Lysholm Knee Score as well as visual analog scale score and Tegner activity scores were recorded. RESULTS: Mean follow-up after reduction osteotomy was 31.3 months (27-41 months). The bony prominence of the tibial tubercle was significantly reduced (mean 8 mm, P < .001) and the Caton-Deschamps index was lowered from 1.29 to 1.09 (P < .001). From preoperative to last follow-up, the Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale increased from 54.71 preoperative to 84.71 (P < .001); the Lysholm Knee Score improved from 72.42 to 94.14 (P < .001); the Tegner activity score increased from 3.1 to 5.7 (P < .001), whereas the visual analog scale significantly decreased from 5.8 to 1.2 (P < .001). No complications were recorded, and all patients were satisfied with clinical outcome. CONCLUSIONS: Closing-wedge osteotomy of the tibial tubercle effectively reduced the bony prominence after Osgood-Schlatter disease and consecutively improved the outcome in terms of knee pain and function. Thus, we can recommend this procedure in selected patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, therapeutic case series.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the functional and clinical outcome of a new closing-wedge osteotomy for the prominent tibial tubercle after Osgood-Schlatter disease. METHODS: Between 2010 and 2014, 7 consecutive adults (mean age, 28.6 years; range, 26-35 years) were treated by closing-wedge reduction osteotomy of a painful tibial tubercle. All patients had prior nonsurgical and surgical treatment. Preoperative and postoperative tubercular prominence, Caton-Deschamps index for patellar height, the Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale, Lysholm Knee Score as well as visual analog scale score and Tegner activity scores were recorded. RESULTS: Mean follow-up after reduction osteotomy was 31.3 months (27-41 months). The bony prominence of the tibial tubercle was significantly reduced (mean 8 mm, P < .001) and the Caton-Deschamps index was lowered from 1.29 to 1.09 (P < .001). From preoperative to last follow-up, the Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale increased from 54.71 preoperative to 84.71 (P < .001); the Lysholm Knee Score improved from 72.42 to 94.14 (P < .001); the Tegner activity score increased from 3.1 to 5.7 (P < .001), whereas the visual analog scale significantly decreased from 5.8 to 1.2 (P < .001). No complications were recorded, and all patients were satisfied with clinical outcome. CONCLUSIONS: Closing-wedge osteotomy of the tibial tubercle effectively reduced the bony prominence after Osgood-Schlatter disease and consecutively improved the outcome in terms of knee pain and function. Thus, we can recommend this procedure in selected patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, therapeutic case series.