Risk factors for delayed bone union in opening wedge high tibial osteotomy
Smoking, large opening gap width, and anterior plate placement are risk factors for delayed bone union after OWHTO. Surgeons should avoid anterior placement of the plate and carefully consider other options for smokers and those who require a large correction.
Authors
- Tomomasa Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5843-9575)
- Mikio Shioda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7020-0169)
- Yusuke Nakagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5523-0856)
- Yuji Kohno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3879-6484)
- Ichiro Sekiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6331-722X)
- Hiroki Katagiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8350-4962)
- Nobutake Ozeki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2927-7930)
- Naoko Araya
- Hideyuki Koga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4574-1796)
Institutions
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University (JP)
- Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital (JP)
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital (JP)
- Dokkyo Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Joint Diseases and Related Surgery
- Published
- 2024-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.52312/jdrs.2024.1636
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.86