High tibial osteotomy with external fixator in the varus gonarthritic knee.
High tibial osteotomy is a simple and safe method to correct the varus gonarthritic knee. Numerous follow-up studies have demonstrated that this procedure gives satisfactory functional results for 10-15 years after surgery, above all if a precise valgus hypercorrection of 8 degrees-10 degrees is carried out. The present study attempts to deal with another, less discussed topic: evaluation of the efficacy of external fixation after osteotomy synthesis with respect to the most common plate and screw synthesis as well as to the Insall procedure.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors