Bone Healing and Clinical Outcome Following Medial Opening‐wedge High Tibial Osteotomy Using Wedge‐Shaped Cancellous Allograft
Jinlun Chen,
Jiahao Li,
Haitao Zhang
et al.
Abstract:ObjectiveMedial opening‐wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO) is considered to be an effective treatment for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (KOA) of isolated the medial compartment with varus alignment of the lower extremity. However, the choice of material to fill the void remains controversial. This study aims to evaluate the bone union of the osteotomy gap using a novel wedge‐shaped cancellous allograft after MOWHTO and its effect on clinical outcomes.MethodsAll patients who underwent MOWHTO using a novel w… Show more
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