Description
Clear evidence of superiority between various techniques for high tibial osteotomy in patients affected by medial osteoarthritis and varus knee is still lacking. In this study, radiological and clinical results and the rate of hardware removal procedures after closing wedge (CW) and opening wedge (OW) valgus-producing high tibial osteotomy (HTO) were compared. Data showed similar results in mechanical axis correction over time, with similar clinical results. The OW procedure was responsible for a significantly higher rate of subsequent hardware removal procedures.
