knee osteoarthritis fibular Osteotomy
- Proximal fibular osteotomy in the treatment of medial osteoarthritis of the knee – A narrative review of literature
- Authors = Authors and affiliations
- Saseendar Shanmugasundaram=Srinivas B. S. Kambhampati = Samundeeswari Saseendar
- Open AccessReview article First Online: 18 December 2019
- There are various mechanisms that are proposed to individually or collectively contribute to the outcomes of this procedure, and include
- the theory of non-uniform settlement,
- the too-many cortices theory,
- slippage phenomenon,
- the concept of competition of muscles,
- dynamic fibular distalization theory and
- ground reaction vector readjustment theory.
- The mechanisms have been discussed and future directions in research have been proposed.
- The current literature, which mostly consists of case series, suggests the usefulness of the procedure in decreasing varus deformity as well as improving symptoms in medial osteoarthritis.
- However, large randomised controlled trials with long-term follow-up are required to establish the benefits of this procedure over other established treatment methods.