Preoperative flexion contracture is a predisposing factor for cartilage degeneration at the patellofemoral joint after open wedge high tibial osteotomy.

Shuhei OtsukiKuniaki IkedaHitoshi WakamaNobuhiro OkunoYoshinori OkamotoTomohiro OkayoshiYuki MiyamotoMasashi Neo

Published in: Knee surgery & related research (2020)

Flexion contracture may be associated with progression of cartilage degeneration at the patellofemoral joint and may negatively affect the clinical outcomes after open wedge, high tibial osteotomy.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
minimally invasive
extracellular matrix
patients undergoing
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction