title: High tibial osteotomies in the young active patient.
abstract: Unicompartmental changes in the knee of a young athlete remains a difficult and controversial problem in orthopaedics. Excessive premature loading of articular cartilage, most often the result of a knee injury, has been shown to result in increased degenerative changes and pain in the younger patient. Instability may also contribute to the degeneration of cartilage and must therefore be considered in the treatment of osteoarthritis in the young adult. High tibial osteotomy has been described as a treatment option for malalignment in the older, less active adult and has shown promising results in a younger, more active population. Osteotomies for instability are more controversial and should be considered in more complex injury patterns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA. michelle.wolcott@ucdenver.edu
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolcott
authors.forename: Shaun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Traub
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Efird
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult