High Tibial Osteotomy in the Treatment of Gonarthrosis

Abstract

Seventeen patients (20 knees), who had high tibial osteotomy for varus gonarthrosis between October 1988 and February 1993, were evaluated. There were 13 (76.4 %) women and 4 (23.5 %) men, and the average age at the time of osteotomy was 56.6 years (range 46 to 66 years). Clinical examination results and standing AP/lateral radiographs of the patients were evaluated preoperatively, postoperatively and after an average follow-up period of 5 years. The results of twelve knees (60 %) were graded as excellent or good. High tibial osteotomy was found to be a time-buying procedure, postponing replacement arthroplasty in patients with unicompartmental osteoarthritis.