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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
To determine the influence of high tibial osteotomy on subchondral bone marrow edema in medial osteoarthritis of the varus knee, full leg-length radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging were performed in 20 patients (20 knees) before surgery, 1 year postoperatively, and at a mean of 7 years postoperatively. The extent of bone marrow edema in the medial compartment was quantified with magnetic resonance imaging in two planes using the formula for a prolate ellipsoid as follows: length x width x depth x pi/6. We used the Japanese Orthopaedic Association knee score for clinical evaluation. At the last followup, all knees with valgus alignment (10/10) showed reduced edema. In contrast, bone marrow edema increased or remained unchanged in four of 10 knees with neutral or varus alignment. The percentage of satisfactory results was 100% (10/10) in valgus knees and only 30% (3/10) in neutral or varus knees. Extent of bone marrow edema at the followup correlated with the mechanical axis and knee score. Because of the prognostic value of bone marrow abnormalities in the medial compartment observed on magnetic resonance imaging, early lateral closing wedge osteotomy should be considered in patients with varus malalignment and bone marrow edema even in mild cases of medial osteoarthritis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0009-921X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
454
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
155-62
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of high tibial osteotomy on bone marrow edema in the knee.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Danube Hospital, Vienna, Austria. andreas.kroener@wienkav.at
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies