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Bone allograft provides bone healing in the medial opening high tibial osteotomy

International Orthopaedics volume 34, pages 225–229 (2010)Cite this article

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Various materials are used to fill osteotomy defects created in the medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO). Our hypothesis was that a bone allograft would provide the osteotomy site bone healing within the expected time. We performed the MOWHTO using a cancellous bone allograft in 310 knees in 284 patients between 2000 and 2005. Internal fixation was achieved with a T-profile AO plate. Preoperative and postoperative radiographic measurements were taken and statistically processed. All patients were followed up for a period ranging from three to eight years, or 5.9 years on average. Implanted cancellous bone allografts ≤9 mm healed within 12 weeks in 90% of cases. With the properly selected patient and surgical technique, use of a cancellous bone allograft in MOWHTO represents a satisfactory choice in providing bone healing.

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    Veljko Santic, Anton Tudor, Branko Sestan, Dalen Legovic, Luka Sirola & Ivan Rakovac

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Santic, V., Tudor, A., Sestan, B. et al. Bone allograft provides bone healing in the medial opening high tibial osteotomy. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 34, 225–229 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-009-0916-9

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Keywords

  • High Tibial Osteotomy
  • Bone Allograft
  • Correction Angle
  • Autologous Bone Graft
  • Varus Malalignment