Improved Coronal Alignment Using the Preemptive Joint Line Convergence Angle Compensation Method in Medial Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Analysis
The preemptive JLCA compensation method significantly improved correction accuracy, with 95.0% of patients achieving acceptable target alignment, compared with 60.0% with the conventional Miniaci method, although no significant differences in clinical scores were found in the short-term follow-up period.
Authors
- Sung-Hwan Kim
- Hyun-Soo Moon
- Se-Han Jung
- Junwoo Byun
- Kyoung-Tak Kang
- Kwangho Chung
- Min Jung
Institutions
- SK Group (South Korea) (KR)
- Ewha Womans University (KR)
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Severance Hospital (KR)
- Korea Pharma (South Korea) (KR)
- Gangnam Severance Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671261415853
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00