Clinical and radiologic results after open-wedge high tibial osteotomy in haemophilic knee arthropathy with varus deformity.

Y J ChoS J SongK H RhyuT S JangCheol Hee Park

Published in: Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia (2018)

Open-wedge HTO should be considered in cases of HA with varus deformity in young haemophilic patients, even though inflammatory arthritis is not an optimal indication for this procedure. It can be an appropriate treatment with respect to the choice to postpone TKA.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
knee osteoarthritis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
middle aged
combination therapy