Open AccessProximal fibular osteotomy: Alternative approach with medial compartment osteoarthritis knee – Indian context
Author(s) -
Jayanta K Laik,
Ravi Kaushal,
Ritesh Kumar,
Somit Sarkar,
Manish Garg
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_324_20
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , context (archaeology) , high tibial osteotomy , surgery , knee joint , oxford knee score , orthopedic surgery , osteotomy , prospective cohort study , arthroplasty , paleontology , alternative medicine , pathology , biology
Osteoarthritis knee is a common degenerative disorder for which various treatment modalities are available. Our aim was to evaluate the functional outcome and effectiveness of proximal fibular osteotomy (PFO) in patients who are unwilling to undergo total knee arthroplasty or high tibial osteotomy (HTO).