Open Wedge Distal Femoral Osteotomy: Accuracy of Correction and Patient Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a renewed interest in joint preservation surgery, and lateral opening wedge distal femoral osteotomy (DFO), a joint-preserving procedure, has been used to treat symptomatic genu valgum when the deformity originates in the distal femur.

Questions/purposes

This study aimed to measure the accuracy of lateral opening wedge DFO in achieving deformity correction using radiographic parameters. In addition, the ability of lateral opening wedge DFO to improve patient outcomes as measured by Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) scores and American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) lower limb module (LLM) scores leading to successful joint preservation was assessed.

Methods

The clinical charts and radiographs of 28 consecutive patients that underwent 41 DFOs

SUBMITTER: Elattar O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5481254 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature