Arthroscopy prior to osteotomy around the knee?

Introduction Osteotomy around the knee is well established in orthopaedic surgery in cases of congenital/posttraumatic leg deformities with mono-compartment osteoarthritis of the knee. However, there is no consensus whether there should be an arthroscopy prior to osteotomy in the same operative sess...

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Published in:Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery 2008-11, Vol.128 (11), p.1217-1221
Main Authors: Müller, M., Strecker, W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Arthroscopy
Female
Humans
Knee
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopedics
Osteotomy
Preoperative Care
Young Adult
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Summary:Introduction Osteotomy around the knee is well established in orthopaedic surgery in cases of congenital/posttraumatic leg deformities with mono-compartment osteoarthritis of the knee. However, there is no consensus whether there should be an arthroscopy prior to osteotomy in the same operative session, either for diagnostic or therapeutic reasons. Patients and methods This prospective study included 340 cases of osteotomy around the knee with a routine arthroscopy. During arthroscopy indication for osteotomy was checked first. Then cartilage status was determined to modify type and degree of correction osteotomy accordingly. Finally therapeutic procedures were performed in cases of intraarticular pathologies. Results Indication was rejected in 47 cases with ten patients receiving endoprosthetic treatment. In 157 cases the degree of correction was modified, in eleven cases the level of osteotomy. Under the 330 non-endoprothetic sessions there were 316 arthroscopies with therapeutic treatments. Conclusion This study could demonstrate that arthroscopy in the same session is indispensable, to check the indication for osteotomy, to modify type and degree of correction according to cartilage status and to perform therapeutic procedures.
ISSN:0936-8051
1434-3916
DOI:10.1007/s00402-007-0398-4