Abstract

PRADO GARCIA, Olga E. et al. Valgus osteotomy of the tibia applied in gonartritis treatment. Rev Cubana Ortop Traumatol [online]. 2009, vol.23, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3100.

We made a descriptive and retrospective study in Lower Limbs and Arthroscopy Service of "Frank País" International Orthopaedic Scientific Center in 119 patients operated on from a genus varum secondary to gonarthritis from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2007. In all them we performed a valgus osteotomy and immobilization with yeast. We propose to assess the results of surgical treatment of gonarthritis by means of tibial valgus osteotomy. We choice a sample of 96 patients (108 knees) fulfilling the inclusion criteria of study. The more frequent age group was those aged from 56 to 70 (59,22 %). The more involved was the female sex (66,24 %). More affected knee was the right one (61,56 %) and there was a predominance of grade I affection according Ahlbac classification (73,44 %). The more frequent complication was the deformity relapse (6,48 %).

Keywords : Knee arthrosis; epidemiology; treatment; valgus osteotomies.

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