Medial joint space width and convergence angle change with time after medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy

High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is becoming increasingly popular as a treatment for single medial compartment osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee [1 –7]. This procedure can decrease the medial compartment pressure of the knee and thus relieve pain and regenerate cartilage to some extent [2,4,6,8,9].

Source: The Knee - November 19, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Yueh-Cheng Tsai, Tzu-Hao Tseng, Cheng-Han Ho, Chun-Chieh Wang, Yin-Chuan Shih, Jyh-Horng Wang Source Type: research