An early sign of intraarticular fracture of the lateral tibial plateau during opening wedge high tibial osteotomy.
Intraarticular fracture of the lateral tibial plateau is one of the serious complications in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO). We present a case of fracture of the lateral tibial plateau during medial opening wedge HTO. The authors have found the early fracture sign, uneven divergence gap of proximal and distal parts during enlargement of the osteotomy site with a dilatator, a useful marker for early detection and prevention of fracture extending.
Joint and Arthritis Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Himchan Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Su-Chan
SC
Lee
Sung-Jae
SJ
Kim
Kwang-Am
KA
Jung
Duck-Hyun
DH
Choi
Byoung-Yoon
BY
Hwang
D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D057072:Intra-Articular Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D013977:Tibia / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*