The AMADEUS score is not a sufficient predictor for functional outcome after high tibial osteotomy.
Tizian HeinzFelix MellerKarsten Sebastian LuetkensPhilip Mark AndersonIoannis StratosKonstantin HorasMaximilian RudertStephan ReppenhagenManuel WeißenbergerPublished in: Journal of experimental orthopaedics (2023)
The novel AMADEUS classification system largely lacks correlative capacity with patient reported outcome measures in patients undergoing HTO. The MR tomographic appearance of bone marrow edema is the only parameter predictive of the clinical outcome at the preoperative visit.