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Background: A lateral hinge fracture is a common complication in medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO) and is associated with delayed union or nonunion. A comparison of outcomes between patients with or without a lateral hinge fracture after MOWHTO with a structural allograft has not been investigated.
Purpose: To validate the outcomes of MOWHTO with a structural allograft, especially in the presence of a lateral hinge fracture.
Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4.
Methods: We conducted a single-surgeon cohort study at a tertiary referral hospital between April 2017 and August 2022 and included patients who had undergone MOWHTO with a structural allograft for isolated medial compartment osteoarthritis with genu varum. We compared the incidence of delayed union or nonunion events and functional scores between patients with a lateral hinge fracture and those without using the Fisher exact test and independent test.
Results: A total of 88 MOWHTO procedures (77 patients) were analyzed. The overall incidence of lateral hinge fractures was 29.5% (n = 26), including type I (n = 20 [22.7%]) and type II (n = 6 [6.8%]). Notably, 42.3% (n = 11) of these fractures had not been detected intraoperatively but during the follow-up visits. The overall Knee Society Score (KSS), Knee Society Score-Function (KSS-F), and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) scores were 90.0 ± 10.0, 93.4 ± 10.8, and 93.8 ± 7.1 points, respectively. None of the patients had delayed union or nonunion, and none underwent a reoperation because of bony union problems. The functional scores (KSS, KSS-F, and WOMAC) were not different between patients who had a lateral hinge fracture and those who did not ( > .05).
Conclusion: The routine use of a structural allograft was associated with satisfactory outcomes after MOWHTO, regardless of whether there was a lateral hinge fracture.
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