Sawing toward the fibular head during open-wedge high tibial osteotomy carries the risk of popliteal artery injury.
Taehoon KangDo Weon LeeJae Young ParkHyuk-Soo HanMyung Chul LeeDu Hyun RoPublished in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA (2019)
Sawing toward the fibular head carries a risk of popliteal artery injury and should not be performed. When sawing in OWHTO, the recommended target should be 10° anterior to the fibular head. This technique eliminates the risk of popliteal artery injury.