Open AccessPatella Height Changes Post High Tibial Osteotomy
Author(s) -
Siew Ghim Gooi,
Chloe Xiao Yun Chan,
Melvin Kian Loong Tan,
Andrew Kean Seng Lim,
K Satkunanantham,
James Hui
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_214_17
Subject(s) - medicine , high tibial osteotomy , patella , osteotomy , valgus , osteoarthritis , orthopedic surgery , radiography , tibia , tubercle , surgery , orthodontics , nuclear medicine , anatomy , alternative medicine , pathology , biology , bacteria , bacilli , genetics
Medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) is a well-described treatment in early medial compartmental osteoarthritis of the knee. However, two undesirable sequelae may follow -patella baja and changes in the posterior tibial slope (TS).