Proximal Fibular Osteotomy for Medial Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis: Is It Worth?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Osteoarthritis of knee is one of the important causes of knee pain in elderly patients and is a debilitating disease. It often leads to varus deformity of knee. Many treatment options are available for this progressive knee joint disorder. Proximal fibular osteotomy (PFO) is a novel yet simple procedure used to alleviate the symptoms of medial compartment knee osteoarthritis. The present study was undertaken to evaluate whether this procedure improves the symptoms, functions and limb alignment in patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis.

Methods

Following approval by the Institutional Review Board, this prospective study included 42 cases (56 knees) with Kellgren-Lawrence grade II and III medial compartment knee osteoarthritis and underwent proximal fi

SUBMITTER: Huda N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7474049 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature