title: Closed-wedge tibial osteotomy: conventional technique versus a new system of compression-dynamic fixation.
abstract: Two groups of patients treated with different techniques of closed wedge tibial osteotomy were analyzed. Twenty-eight patients underwent the conventional technique and 31 patients underwent a closed-wedge osteotomy using a new osteotomy cutting jig and compression-dynamic fixation. The groups were comparable with respect to age, gender, and deformity. Using the conventional technique, only 68% of knees had an optimal postoperative femorotibial angle between 167 degrees and 175 degrees, compared to 88% using the new device (P=.02). High tibial osteotomy with an osteotomy jig provides a more accurate correction of deformity than the conventional technique.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic University Clinic of Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tigani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Del Baldo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trentani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Trentani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marinelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bianchi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome