Severe Genu Recurvatum after a Closing-wedge High Tibial Osteotomy: A Case Report / 대한정형외과학회잡지
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
; : 391-395, 2008.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
Although a closing wedge high tibial osteotomy can decrease the posterior tibial slope, there are no reports of severe genu recurvatum after a closing wedge osteotomy that required corrective surgery. A 54-year-old male with medial compartment osteoarthritis and genu varum was treated with a closing wedge high tibial osteotomy in another hospital, which led to severe recurvatum because of surgical failure. He complained of knee pain and a severe deformity, but of which were corrected by an open wedge corrective osteotomy, a two-wedge bicortical autograft reconstruction, and double plate fixation. Surgeons should pay close attention to both varus deformity correction and changes in the posterior tibial slope during a closing wedge high tibial osteotomy.
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Main subject:
Osteoarthritis
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Osteotomy
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Genu Varum
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Knee
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Ko
Journal:
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
Year:
2008
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Article