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. 2021 Aug;36(8):2746-2751.
doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.03.008. Epub 2021 Mar 8.

Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty After Failed Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

Andrea Parente  1 , Claudio Legnani  2 , Marco Bargagliotti  3 , Matteo Marullo  3 , Sergio Romagnoli  3
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Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty After Failed Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

Andrea Parente et al. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

Background: Controversy exists whether or not a previous high tibial osteotomy (HTO) influences the outcome and survival of a unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate clinical, radiological, and functional outcomes of UKA after failed open-wedge HTO compared with UKA with no previous HTO.

Methods: Between 2001 and 2017, 24 post-HTO UKAs (group A) with an average follow-up of 8.1 years (range: 5 to 13) were compared with a control group of 30 patients undergoing simple UKA (group B) with an average follow-up of 9.5 years (range: 2 to 16). All patients were evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively using Knee Society Score, University of California at Los Angeles Activity Score, Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index, and through objective evaluation. Mechanical coronal alignment and Caton-Deschamps index were measured both preoperatively and postoperatively.

Results: In both groups, Knee Society Score, University of California at Los Angeles Activity Score, and Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index scores significantly improved at follow-up (P < .001). In addition, statistically significant greater improvements in clinical and functional scores were reported in group B compared with group A (P < .001). No statistically significant differences concerning postoperative mechanical axis were observed between groups (2.7° and 3.2°, respectively, P = .27) and with regard to Caton-Deschamps index (1.0° and 1.1°, respectively, P = .44).

Conclusion: This study demonstrated improvements in clinical and functional outcomes compared with preoperatory status in both groups irrespective of a previous HTO. A prior HTO was a determinant for having reduced postoperative clinical and functional outcomes after UKA.

Keywords: high tibial osteotomy; knee; medial osteoarthritis; outcome; partial knee arthroplasty; unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.

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