Overweight patients benefit from high tibial osteotomy to the same extent as patients with normal weights but show inferior mid-term results

ConclusionIn terms of clinical outcome and health-related quality of life, overweight patients may receive a benefit from open-wedge HTO to the same extent as patients with normal weights and show similar complication rates. However, they have inferior preoperative clinical and functional results and mid-term results after open-wedge HTO compared to patients with normal weights.Level of evidenceLevel III.
Source: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research