A protective hinge wire, intersecting the osteotomy plane, can reduce the occurrence of perioperative hinge fractures in medial opening wedge osteotomy

ConclusionThis study demonstrated that during OWHTO, positioning a K-wire intersecting the cutting plane at the theoretical lateral hinge location reduced the number of intraoperative lateral hinge fractures.Level of evidenceIII retrospective case –control study.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00167-019-05806-7

Source: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - September 23, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research