Open AccessProximal fibular osteotomy: Systematic review on its outcomes
Author(s) -
Munis Ashraf,
Prabhudev Prasad Purudappa,
Vishaal Sakthivelnathan,
Senthilnathan Sambandam,
Varatharaj Mounsamy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v11.i11.499
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , visual analogue scale , osteotomy , high tibial osteotomy , confidence interval , physical therapy , evidence based medicine , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
The morbidity and burden of knee osteoarthritis affecting millions of lives worldwide has created a constant pursuit in finding the ideal treatment for knee osteoarthritis. There has been a paradigm shift in the surgical treatment of osteoarthritis ever since the initial description of Volkmann's tibial osteotomy. This review focuses on one such recent procedure, the proximal fibular osteotomy (PFO) for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis. This review encompasses the history, evidence, risk factors, outcomes and technical considerations of PFO.