A novel device for greater precision and safety in open-wedge high tibial osteotomy: cadaveric study.

INTRODUCTION: The complications of the open-wedge osteotomy technique (slope, hypo- and hypercorrection and fractures) are related to difficulties in the control of the open-wedge angle during surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this cadaveric study, we evaluated the safety and precision of a novel system, the Realignment High Control System (RHC), in the correction of knee mechanical axis and slope. The RHC has a fixation plate coupled to a dynamic device that opens the osteotomy continuously, allowing plate fixation before osteotomy wedge opening. RESULTS: All procedures were easily performed, with no fractures. The openings equaled the indicated by the navigation system for 7.5° and 10°, and for 5°, there was a statistically, although not clinically significant, difference of 0.6°. The slope shown by the RHC setting and in the navigation system was significantly different for the 10° setting only, with a mean difference of 0.563°. CONCLUSIONS: RHC facilitates the surgical technique of high tibial osteotomy, with gradual wedge opening, precise correction of the mechanical axis, and appropriate control of the tibial slope, even with larger openings.

Opening wedge high tibial osteotomy: navigation system compared to the conventional technique in a controlled clinical study.

PURPOSE: This study aimed to verify if the navigation system used in high tibial osteotomy (HTO) adds precision to the procedure regarding mechanical axis correction and prevention of tibial slope increases. METHODS: In this historically controlled study, patients with medial osteoarthrosis and genuvarum underwent HTO between 2004 and 2012; the first 20 were operated with the conventional technique, using pre-planning correction by the Dugdale method and 18 further patients were operated with the navigation system introduced in our hospital. RESULTS: The two groups were similar for pre-operative mechanical axis (mean 8.10 ± 3.14 for the control and 6.60 ± 2.50 for the navigated group), pre-operative tibial slope (mean 8.95 ± 3.47 versus 8.17 ± 3.11, respectively) and Lyshom score (40.85 ± 15.46 and 44.83 ± 16.86). After surgery, the control group presented mean mechanical axis of 3.35 ± 3.27, tibial slope of 13.75 ± 3.75 and Lyshom score of 87.60 ± 11.12. The navigated group showed a postoperative mechanical axis mean of 3.06 ± 1.70, tibial slope of 10.11 ± 0.18 and Lyshom score of 91.94 ± 11.61. CONCLUSIONS: The navigation system allowed a significantly better control of tibial slope. Patients operated with the navigation system had significantly better Lysholm scores.

Preoperative surgical planning versus navigation system in valgus tibial osteotomy: a cross-sectional study.

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to verify whether the correction obtained using a navigation system (NS) corresponds to the wedge calculated by the Dugdale method (DM) in high tibial osteotomy (HTO). METHODS: We included 17 patients with primary varus and HTO indication, consecutively admitted to a public university hospital. All patients underwent panoramic radiography with bipedal load for the wedge calculation by DM. They underwent HTO with an opening wedge, fixed with an HTO plate and monitored by the OrthoPilot NS. Bone grafts were used in every case. The wedge opening obtained by the NS was compared to that calculated in the radiographs. RESULTS: The mean opening by DM was 9.53° and by the NS 11.8° (p < 0.045). CONCLUSIONS: There was a significant difference in the calculation of the wedge opening between the DM and NS. HTO without the aid of the NS could theoretically lead to undercorrection of the deformity.

A new fixation material for open-wedge tibial osteotomy for genu varum.

Varus deformity of the knee is a determining factor in the development of osteoarthrosis of the medial compartment. Open wedge osteotomy corrects the deformity and has quickly become popular due to the fact that the surgical technique can be easily reproduced, it spares loss of bone tissue in the metaphysiary region, and it does not require muscle dissection, reducing the risk of lesion of the fibular nerve. The objective of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of a new fixation implant (Anthony-K plate - France Bloc S.A, CE n0499, ISO 9001, EN 46001), in terms of its clinical improvement, correction of the deformity, and slope alteration. Twenty adult patients with varus deformity were evaluated, and submitted to open wedge high tibial osteotomy using the Anthony plate, between October 2004 and November 2006. The varus deformity was corrected in all cases, and there was a significant increase in the Lysholm score. Correlation analysis has shown that the greater the preoperative varus deformity, the larger the opening wedge used. Also, the greater the initial posterior tibial slope, the larger the final posterior tibial slope (p=0.0168). There were no complications. The Anthony plate can be considered an alternative in the treatment of medial osteoarthrosis of the varus knee, enabling the correction of the deformity and improvement of the clinical picture. It occurs an increase in posterior tibial slope, similar to that observed with other fixation materials. More studies with the Anthony plate are necessary, after these encouraging results.

Consolidação da osteotomia valgizante proximal da tíbia com cunha de abertura fixada com placa "calço" de Anthony® / Proximal tibial valgusing open-wedge osteotomy union fixated with Anthony® support plate

OBJETIVO: Este estudo tem por finalidade verificar a consolidação da osteotomia valgizante da tíbia com cunha de abertura fixada com placa tipo calço de Anthony® (OVT), no tratamento da osteoartrose medial do joelho varo, a correção da deformidade e a resposta clínica ao tratamento cirúrgico. MÉTODOS: Vinte pacientes (vinte joelhos) com osteoartrose do compartimento medial do joelho, com idade média de 48,4 ± 9,9, foram avaliados por um período mínimo de um ano. Os pacientes foram submetidos a avaliação radiográfica da consolidação e do eixo mecânico no pré e pós operatório, além da avaliação dos critérios de LYSHOLM. RESULTADOS: A consolidação da osteotomia ocorreu após 12 semanas em 100 por cento dos casos sem complicações. A avaliação do LYSHOLM no pós operatório apresentou 80 por cento de excelentes e bons resultados. A correção final média do eixo mecânico foi de 3,4 ± 3,3 graus de valgo. CONCLUSÃO: Concluímos que a consolidação da osteotomia supra-tuberositária da tíbia com cunha de abertura fixada com placa calço de Anthony® e com enxertia óssea tricortical ocorre num intervalo de três meses. A cirurgia é eficaz para a correção da deformidade em varo do joelho, e propicia melhora clínica significante para o paciente.

OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to check the proximal tibial valgusing open-wedge osteotomy union with Anthony® plate for the treatment of bowleg with medial osteoarthrosis, final correction of the deformity and clinical improvement. METHODS: Twenty patients (twenty knees) with medial osteoarthrosis of the knee, with mean age of 48.4 years, were evaluated for one year. The patients were submitted to the Lysholm's score, and also to X-ray studies before and after surgery. RESULTS: The osteotomy union occurred after 12 weeks in all cases without complications. The Lysholm's score was regarded as excellent or good in 80 percent of the cases. The postoperative mechanical alignment was 3.4 ± 3.3 valgus. CONCLUSION: We conclude that the union happened within 3 months with the use of bone grafting and the Anthony® plate to fix the open wedge osteotomy. The open wedge osteotomy is effective in fixing the deformity of the knee providing a significant improvement to patients' lives.

Quilotórax congênito / Congenita chylothorax

Os autores relatam o caso de quilotórax congênito diagnosticado durante o pré-natal de uma paciente acompanhada no Serviço de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia do Hospital Universitário Säo Francisco. Foi realizada avaliaçäo semanal do derrame pleural fetal através de ultra-sonografia, além da observaçäo de variáveis de bem-estar fetal e materno. O parto ocorreu por via vaginal, com recém-nascido (RN) do sexo masculino. Foi realizada punçäo torácica à direita, logo ao nascimento, sendo observada a saída de líquido amarelado, com predomínio de linfócitos (após estudo bioquímico). O RN evoluiu com falência respiratória, constatando-se o óbito no 14§ dia de vida.