title: Knee joint arthroplasty after tibial osteotomy.
abstract: A total of 29 consecutive knee joint arthroplasties in 24 patients who underwent previous high tibial osteotomy (HTO) for medial unicompartment osteoarthritis of the knee and followed up for a mean of 97 months were compared with a control group of 28 patients with 29 primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) without previous HTO. Results for the osteotomy group were satisfactory in 96.5% of cases. In one patient loosening of the implant occurred after 37 months, which required prosthesis revision. Three patients underwent a further operation of secondary patella resurfacing for patella pain. The group without osteotomy reported a similar percentage of satisfactory results.
authors.affiliation: VII Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. luca.amendola@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Amendola
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fosco
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cenni
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tigani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D010329:Patella / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D046788:Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012086:Reoperation; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*