title: DISTAL FEMORAL VARUSING FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS OF VALGUS KNEE: A LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Assess the long-term results of distal femoral varusing osteotomy and try to establish predictive criteria that could help on selecting patients to be submitted to this technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifteen patients with lateral compartment osteoarthritis and valgus deformity of the knee were submitted to distal femoral "V" varusing osteotomy fixated with lateral plate, pursuing knee alignment at 0° on the anatomical axis. The mean follow-up period was 81.4 months, ranging from 43 to 132 months. The Knee Society Rating System protocol was employed. Additional assessed variables were the following: patient age, follow-up time, and postoperative anatomical angle.
  
  
  RESULTS
  11 results were regarded as excellent or good (73%) and four as fair or poor (27%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Distal femoral "V" varusing osteotomy constitutes a good treatment alternative for patients with lateral compartment osteoarthritis and valgus knee. The following variables have not been confirmed: patient age at the time of surgery, follow-up time, and postoperative anatomical angle as predictive factors for the results.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Associate Professor, Department of Locomotor Apparatus, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG.
authors.forename: Marco Antônio Percope de
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Third-year Resident, Orthopedics and Traumatology Program, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG.
authors.forename: Davi Coutinho Fonseca Fernandes
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Third-year Resident, Orthopedics and Traumatology Program, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG.
authors.forename: André Lopes
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Portugal
authors.affiliation: Orthopedist, Knee Team, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG.
authors.forename: Guilherme Moreira de Abreu E
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Silva
keywords: Knee; Osteoarthritis; Osteotomy