Follow up study of High Tibial Osteomy using medial open wedge Osteotomy in medial unicompartmental Osteoarthritis of knee
Journal Title: Journal of the Indian Medical Association - Year 2018, Vol 116, Issue 6
Abstract
High Tibial Osteomy (HTO) was a very popular method to treat Osteo Arthritis (OA) Knee for years. Its suitable for treating mainly medial compartment OA of Knee. We have treated 20 Knees with genu Varum deformity with Medial Open Wedge osteotomy preceded by Arthroscopic lavage. Except few minor complications,medial open wedge osteotomy showed favorable outcome in all patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Ananda Mandal, Anant Kumar Garg, Mehebaboor Rahaman, Arka Chatterjee, Joydeep Mandal
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