Evidence and mechanism by which upper partial fibulectomy improves knee biomechanics and decreases knee pain of osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT: To investigate the change in short-term clinical outcomes and biomechanical properties of the knee in response to upper partial fibulectomy and to probe into the biomechanical mechanism underlying the clinical benefits of upper partial fibulectomy for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (KOA). A total of 29 patients with medial compartment KOA underwent upper partial fibulectomy. Visual analog scale (VAS) pain, the hospital for special surgery knee score (HSS), hip-knee-ankle (HKA) angle (measured in the frontal plane), and flexion/extension range of motion of the knee were assessed before and up to 6 months after surgery. Patients and 20 healthy controls were evaluated by 3D gait analysis and dynamic lower limb musculoskeletal analysis. Both VAS pain and HSS score were significantly im

SUBMITTER: ZeYu Huang YN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7480762 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature