Prognostic factors for medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy with spacer implantation in patients with medial compartmental knee osteoarthritis

Abstract Background To identify medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO) prognostic factors with wedge-shaped spacer implantation (spacer-type MOWHTO) for varus medial compartment knee osteoarthritis. Methods Patients who underwent spacer-type MOWHTO between August 2018 and September 2019 we...

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Published in:	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Main Authors:	Fengkun Wang, Wenru Ma, Jinli Chen, Wenbin Cong, Yingze Zhang, Tengbo Yu, Yi Zhang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-01-01
Subjects:	Medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy Absorbable implants Medial compartment osteoarthritis Knee Age factors Kellgren–Lawrence grade
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-02934-8