
Osteoarthritis
Comparing function between HTO approaches for patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis
Bone Joint J. 2017 Sep;99-B(9):1157-116670 patients scheduled for high tibial osteotomy for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis and varus deformity were randomized to either the opening wedge technique or closing wedge technique for surgery. Patients were assessed primarly for function outcome measures at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. Results demonstrated no significant differences between groups in either the primary functional measure or secondary functional measures at any time point.
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