Return to Sport and Duty in French Military Personnel after Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

CONCLUSIONS: A total of 83% of the operated soldiers were able to return to their professional activities in less than 6 months. We observed a functional improvement at the last follow-up. Comparing these results with data from civilian populations, the rate of occupational recovery is comparable. However, the return to sport is much better in the series of nonmilitary patients with approximately 90% return to work and sport in the year following surgery. MOWHTO improves the functional results of the knee, enabling a return to work and sport in most cases in young, active populations such as the French military.PMID:38294141 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usae005
Source: Military Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research