High tibial osteotomy to neutral alignment improves medial knee articular cartilage composition

ConclusionPerforming medial opening wedge HTO without overcorrection improves articular cartilage composition in the medial compartment of the knee without compromising the lateral compartment or the patella. Although further research is required, these results suggest HTO is a disease structure-modifying treatment for knee OA.

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Source: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - March 16, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research