Early Results of Fibular Osteotomy for Treatment of Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 19, Volume 76, Issue 7, July 2019, Pages 4588-4590 PDF (380.5 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2019.45045 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Adnan Elsebaiy1; Hesham Safwat1; Ahmed Abdel Rahman Ashiry* 2 | ||
| 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine, Cairo | ||
| 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, El-Fayoum General Hospital | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: knee O.A was treated by total knee arthroplasty but it is new procedure still under trial for treatment of medial compartment knee O.A. Objective: To assess the early results of proximal fibular osteotomy as a new surgery for pain relief and improvement of functions of the knee in patients with medial compartment OA. Patients and methods: From July 2016 to September 2018, 10 patients who underwent proximal fibular osteotomy for medial compartment osteoarthritis. Preoperative and postoperative knee society score (KSS) and visual analogue scale (VAS) were obtained to assess knee functions and pain Results: median knee society score (KSS) show improvement postoperatively from 83 to 105 and visual analogue scale (VAS) decreased postoperatively from 8.5 to 4. Conclusions: This study shows that proximal fibular osteotomy (PFO), a new surgery, can effectively relieves pain and improves knee function in patients with medial compartment osteoarthritis. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Early results; Proximal fibular osteotomy; Medial compartment knee O.A | ||
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