Cartilage degeneration of patellofemoral joint occurs in open wedge high tibial osteotomy, rather than in hybrid closed wedge high tibial osteotomy, during the early postoperative period: A qualitative analysis using MRI T 2 mapping.
Shintaro KomakiShuji NakagawaYuji AraiAtsuo InoueKenta KaiharaManabu HinoHiroyuki Kannull Kenji TakahashiPublished in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) (2023)
OWHTO with a small correction angle may result in qualitative changes in PFJ articular cartilage from an early stage, while hybrid HTO with a relatively large correction angle is unlikely to affect PFJ articular cartilage.