Prevention and treatment of complications after open wedge high tibial osteotomy for knee arthritis / 中华创伤骨科杂志

ABSTRACT

Open wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) is one of the effective treatments of medial knee arthritis and an important step in the treatment of knee arthritis. However, with the popularization of OWHTO, more and more of its related complications have been reported, including under- and over-correction of the alignment, tilted joint line, fracture of the cortical hinge, and changes in the posterior tilt of the tibial plateau. This paper reviewed the domestic and foreign research literature on the OWHTO treatment of knee arthritis to analyze the incidence of intraoperative and postoperative complications, treatment strategies and prevention methods concerning the complications in the treatment of OWHTO. A comprehensive understanding of the prevention and treatment methods of the complications can help avoid and reduce some of the complications so that OWHTO can be popularized more widely.