Gergo Merkely1, Jakob Ackermann2, Emily Sheehy1, Andreas H Gomoll3. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Center for Cartilage Repair, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. 2. Sports Medicine Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. 3. Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether rates of postoperative arthrofibrosis following tibial tuberosity osteotomy (TTO) with complete mobilization of the fragment (TTO-HD) are comparable to TTOs where the hinge remained intact (TTO-HI). DESIGN: Patients who underwent TTO with concomitant cartilage repair procedure between January 2007 and May 2017, with at least 2 years of follow-up were included in this study. Postoperative reinterventions following TTO-HD and TTO-HI were assessed and multivariant logistic regression models were used to identify whether postoperative reinterventions can be attributed to either technique when controlled for defect size or defect number. RESULTS: A total of 127 patients (TTO-HD, n = 80; TTO-HI, n = 47) were included in this study. Significantly more patients in the TTO-HD group (31.2%) developed postoperative arthrofibrosis compared with TTO-HI (6.4%; P < 0.05). Multivariant logistic regression revealed that TTO-HD is an independent risk factor for predicting postoperative arthrofibrosis (OR 6.5, CI = 1.7-24.2, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Patients who underwent TTO with distal hinge detachment and a proximally flipped tubercle for better exposure during concomitant cartilage repair were at a significantly higher risk of postoperative arthrofibrosis than patients with similar size and number of defects treated without mobilization of the tubercle. While certain procedures can benefit from larger exposure, surgeons should be aware of the increased risk of postoperative arthrofibrosis. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, case-control study.
OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether rates of postoperative arthrofibrosis following tibial tuberosity osteotomy (TTO) with complete mobilization of the fragment (TTO-HD) are comparable to TTOs where the hinge remained intact (TTO-HI). DESIGN: Patients who underwent TTO with concomitant cartilage repair procedure between January 2007 and May 2017, with at least 2 years of follow-up were included in this study. Postoperative reinterventions following TTO-HD and TTO-HI were assessed and multivariant logistic regression models were used to identify whether postoperative reinterventions can be attributed to either technique when controlled for defect size or defect number. RESULTS: A total of 127 patients (TTO-HD, n = 80; TTO-HI, n = 47) were included in this study. Significantly more patients in the TTO-HD group (31.2%) developed postoperative arthrofibrosis compared with TTO-HI (6.4%; P < 0.05). Multivariant logistic regression revealed that TTO-HD is an independent risk factor for predicting postoperative arthrofibrosis (OR 6.5, CI = 1.7-24.2, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Patients who underwent TTO with distal hinge detachment and a proximally flipped tubercle for better exposure during concomitant cartilage repair were at a significantly higher risk of postoperative arthrofibrosis than patients with similar size and number of defects treated without mobilization of the tubercle. While certain procedures can benefit from larger exposure, surgeons should be aware of the increased risk of postoperative arthrofibrosis. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, case-control study.
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