Meta-analysis of the efficacy of proximal fibular osteotomy versus unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in the treatment of medial compartment knee osteoarthritis in Chinese patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study comprehensively and methodically assessed the effectiveness of proximal fibular osteotomy (PFO) compared to unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) as treatment for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (KOA) to offer direction and evidence to support clinical surgical decision-making.

Methods

Literature screening was strictly conducted according to the inclusion criteria, and reasonable outcome indicators were selected from the included studies. The PubMed, Web of Science, Wanfang Data, CQVIP, and CNKI databases were searched using a predefined search strategy. Quality assessment was stratified by study design: the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2.0 tool for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for non-RCTs. After extractin

SUBMITTER: Dai ZY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12553239 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature