Postoperative change in patellofemoral alignment following closing-wedge distal femoral osteotomy performed for valgus osteoarthritic knees

Postoperative change in patellofemoral alignment following closing-wedge distal femoral osteotomy performed for valgus osteoarthritic knees

Abstract Purpose To evaluate the postoperative change in patellar position after medial closed distal femoral osteotomy (DFO) performed for valgus osteoarthritic knees. Methods The study included 21 consecutive knees in 20 patients undergoing DFO. A minimum of 2-year follow-up data was obtained for...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Akaoka, Hiroshi Nakayama, Tomoya Iseki, Ryo Kanto, Keiji Tensho, Shinichi Yoshiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Knee Surgery & Related Research
Subjects:
Medial closed distal femoral osteotomy (DFO)
Valgus deformity
Osteoarthritis of the knee
Patellar height
Patellofemoral joint congruity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43019-020-00035-6

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