Closing Wedge Osteotomy

DENVER — Presented results showed supratubercle anterior closing wedge proximal tibial osteotomy did not decrease patellar height at 3 months and 6 months postoperatively for patients with failed revision ACL reconstruction.

A 68-year-old man presented to our outpatient orthopedic department with a complicated history of chronic ankle pain and deformity, as well as a right ankle injury sustained 3 weeks earlier.

Investigators of a recently published study found high tibial osteotomies may progress patellofemoral cartilage degeneration and should be selected with careful consideration for osteoarthritic status and correction angles.

Published results showed either internal or external fixation after lateral closing-wedge corrective osteotomy yielded reliable outcomes with a low rate of complications and satisfactory functional results in pediatric patients with cubitus varus.