Revision after osteotomy for gonarthrosis. A 10-19-year follow-up of 314 cases

Acta Orthop Scand. 1990 Apr;61(2):128-30. doi: 10.3109/17453679009006503.

Abstract

During a 10-year period, 314 tibial osteotomies were performed for medial gonarthrosis. At follow-up after 10-19 years, 62 knees had been revised by arthroplasty (52 cases) or reosteotomy (10 cases). The revision rate was 54/170 in undercorrected knees and 8/144 in knees with normalization or overcorrection of the hip-knee-ankle angle. Our results confirm that tibial osteotomy for gonarthrosis requires proper indications and precise surgery. Perhaps, given another 10 years, our osteotomies will have outlived contemporary arthroplasties.

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Knee Joint / surgery*
  • Male
  • Osteoarthritis / surgery*
  • Osteotomy*
  • Reoperation