Abstract |
Osteosclerosis of the subchondral bone was measured by densitometer on plain radiographs in 55 medial compartmental osteoarthritic knees of 40 patients who were treated with high tibial valgus osteotomy for correction of varus deformity. The ratio of the osteosclerosis value of the medial side of the knee to that of the lateral side (Medial/Lateral ratio) was calculated and used as a parameter. The Medial/Lateral ratio of osteosclerosis decreased rapidly within three years after osteotomy at the reference points of the femur and the tibia. Even 7 to 19 years after osteotomy, a decrease of the ratio was noted in 16 knees with a standing femorotibial angle (FTA) less than 168 degrees (12 degrees of anatomical valgus angulation). This was interpreted to mean that osteosclerosis of the medial condyle decreased compared with that of the lateral condyle after overcorrection of varus deformity. In the cases of more than 7 years after high tibial osteotomy, a positive straight regression line was drawn by calculation between Medial/Lateral ratio and postoperative limb alignment expressed by standing femorotibial angle, with coefficient of correlation (gamma) of 0.295 (p < 0.01).
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Authors | Shigenori Takahashi, Koshino Tomihisa, Tomoyuki Saito |
Journal | Bulletin (Hospital for Joint Diseases (New York, N.Y.))
(Bull Hosp Jt Dis)
2002-2003
Vol. 61
Issue 1-2
Pg. 58-62
ISSN: 0018-5647 [Print] United States |
PMID | 12828381
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Absorptiometry, Photon
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Bone Density
- Female
- Femur
(diagnostic imaging, pathology)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Linear Models
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Osteoarthritis, Knee
(classification, complications, surgery)
- Osteosclerosis
(diagnosis, etiology, prevention & control)
- Osteotomy
(methods)
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Severity of Illness Index
- Tibia
(diagnostic imaging, pathology, surgery)
- Treatment Outcome
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