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Closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy using computer-assisted surgery compared to the conventional technique

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine Kyung Hee University, 1 Hoeki-dong, Dongdaemun-ku, Seoul 130-702, Korea.

Correspondence should be sent to Dr S. J. Song; e-mail: songsjun{at}khmc.or.kr

We assessed the reliability, accuracy and variability of closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) using computer-assisted surgery compared to the conventional technique. A total of 50 closed-wedge HTO procedures were performed using the navigation system, and compared with 50 HTOs that had been performed with the conventional technique. In the navigation group, the mean mechanical axis prior to osteotomy was varus 8.2°, and the mean mechanical axis following fixation was valgus 3.6°. On the radiographs the mean pre-operative mechanical axis was varus 7.3°, and the mean post-operative mechanical axis was valgus 2.1°. There was a positive correlation between the measured data taken under navigation and by radiographs (r > 0.3, p < 0.05). The mean correction angle was significantly more accurate in the navigation group (p < 0.002). The variability of the correction was significantly lower in the navigation group (2.3° vs 3.7°, p = 0,012). We conclude that navigation provides reliable real-time intra-operative information, may increase accuracy, and improves the precision of a closed-wedge HTO.

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