Woon-Hwa Jung1, Ryohei Takeuchi2, Dong-Hyun Kim3, Ramvilas Nag3. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Murup Hospital, 243, 3·15-daero, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon, 51264, South Korea. muruphospital@gmail.com. 2. Department of Joint Surgery Center, Yokosuka Municipal Hospital, 2-3-1 Nagasaka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 240-0195, Japan. 3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Murup Hospital, 243, 3·15-daero, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon, 51264, South Korea.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare the radiological bone union rate after medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOW-HTO) and stabilization using a TomoFix™ plate (Synthes, Oberdorf, Switzerland) in three patient groups. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of 137 knees that underwent MOW-HTO between January 2014 and January 2017 was using a TomoFix™ plate. Osteotomy gaps were filled with β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) (group A), left unfilled (group B), and subject to autologous bone graft and β-TCP (group C). Radiological bone union using simple radiography was determined by a modified version of the Brosset et al. osteotomy filling index. Clinical outcomes were evaluated using the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) and Lysholm score. Statistical analyses using the Chi-square and ANOVA tests were performed between the groups. RESULTS: The mean time for radiological bone union was 8.3 ± 3.1 months in group A, 7.2 ± 3.2 in group B and 3.4 ± 1.5 in group C (p = 0.001). There was statistically significant faster bone union in Group C. If the opening distance was more than 10 mm, group A united in 8.6 ± 3.6 months, group B in 8.8 ± 3.4, and group C in 3.5 ± 1.7 (p = 0.001). IKDC and Lysholm knee scores improved significantly (p = 0.004 for IKDC and 0.001 for Lysholm knee scores) in group C when compared to groups A and B at sixth month follow-up. At final follow-up, there was no difference in IKDC and Lysholm knee scores. Less delayed union occurred in group C. CONCLUSIONS: MOW-HTO with autologous bone graft and β-TCP had the fastest radiological bone union and best clinical scores at 6 month follow-up. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Retrospective comparative study, Level III.
PURPOSE: To compare the radiological bone union rate after medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOW-HTO) and stabilization using a TomoFix™ plate (Synthes, Oberdorf, Switzerland) in three patient groups. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of 137 knees that underwent MOW-HTO between January 2014 and January 2017 was using a TomoFix™ plate. Osteotomy gaps were filled with β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) (group A), left unfilled (group B), and subject to autologous bone graft and β-TCP (group C). Radiological bone union using simple radiography was determined by a modified version of the Brosset et al. osteotomy filling index. Clinical outcomes were evaluated using the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) and Lysholm score. Statistical analyses using the Chi-square and ANOVA tests were performed between the groups. RESULTS: The mean time for radiological bone union was 8.3 ± 3.1 months in group A, 7.2 ± 3.2 in group B and 3.4 ± 1.5 in group C (p = 0.001). There was statistically significant faster bone union in Group C. If the opening distance was more than 10 mm, group A united in 8.6 ± 3.6 months, group B in 8.8 ± 3.4, and group C in 3.5 ± 1.7 (p = 0.001). IKDC and Lysholm knee scores improved significantly (p = 0.004 for IKDC and 0.001 for Lysholm knee scores) in group C when compared to groups A and B at sixth month follow-up. At final follow-up, there was no difference in IKDC and Lysholm knee scores. Less delayed union occurred in group C. CONCLUSIONS: MOW-HTO with autologous bone graft and β-TCP had the fastest radiological bone union and best clinical scores at 6 month follow-up. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Retrospective comparative study, Level III.
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Autologous bone grafting; Bone union; Knee; Open wedge high tibial osteotomy; Osteoarthritis; Osteotomy gap
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