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6/30/2014

Clinica Ortopedica e
Traumatologica
Università degli Studi di Pavia
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico
San Matteo
Direttore: Prof. F. Benazzo

Fixed Unicompartmental Knee
Arthroplasty in Young Osteoarthritic Knee
F. Benazzo, SMP Rossi, M. Ghiara

Disclosure
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LimaCorporate Consultant, Conceptor
Zimmer
Consultant, Conceptor
Ceramtec
Consultant
Fidia
Consultant

UNI and Young Patients
Focus on
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Dilemmas
Indications and contraindications
Implant selection with specific indications
Up-to-date indications (combined implants,
ACL reconstruction, postrauma/osteotomy)
• Return to sport

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Dilemmas

2012
- Surgeons, given identical information, do not concur
on treatment for patients with the same pathology.
- Decision making process heavily influenced by
radiographic findings but individual surgeons are
consistent with their own treatment choice.
- Consensus treatment for medial osteoarthritis of
the knee remains in question.

Dilemmas

- If a more standardised approach to offering this surgical care is to be
achieved, then improved decision support for patients around this
specific treatment choice will be required.
- Comprehensive comparative data across the three treatment options
(UKA;TKA;HTO) is not available.

Dilemmas

Uni vs TKR
• preservation of bone stock and soft tissues,
• more natural gait pattern and kinematics,
• improved range of motion
• reduced operative time
• reduced incision size.

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Dilemmas
Gait:
No differences were noted between the groups
(UKA or HTO) other than at 3 months after surgery
when there was a significant difference in the timedistance variable of gait in favor of UKR. This
became insignificant at 1-year and 5-year follow-up
Borjesson M, Weidenhielm L, Mattsson E, Olsson E:
Gait and clinical measurements in patients with knee osteoarthritis after surgery: a prospective 5year follow-up study.
Knee 2005, 12:121-127

Indications
Classic:
• Unicompartmental degenerative disease (medial or
lateral) with mild degeneration of the opposite side

• Painful osteonecrosis/osteochondritic involvement of the
femoral condyle, with or without rim narrowing

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Indications
Classic:
• Deformity of the anatomical axis of the limb due to
narrowing of the joint line for the degenerative disease
and not to deformity of the tibia (schuss x-rays view)

• Deformity correctable manually (stress x-rays) and
therefore surgically, with the thickness of the implant

Indications
Classic:
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Healthy (functionally valid) ACL
Full or almost full flexion (ROM almost normal)
Finger sign positive
Age > 60 years
BMI < 30
Varus /valgus deformity < 10°
Flexion contracture < 10°

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Indications
Enlarged:
• Age < 60 years
• BMI >30 … < 32
• Presence of degenerative patello-femoral joint
without anterior knee pain (no full-thickness
chondral lesions or lateral facet involvement)

Indications
Enlarged:
• ACL deficient knee frequent in young patients
- low demanding patients
 tibial slope < 7°
- Possibility of ACL reconstruction together with the
UNI

Indications
ACL and Tibial slope:
- >7° should be avoided
- particularly if the anterior cruciate ligament is absent at
the time of implantation.
- An intact anterior cruciate ligament, even when partly
degenerated, was associated with the maintenance of
normal anteroposterior stability of the knee for an average
of sixteen years following unicompartmental knee
arthroplasty.
Hernigou P, Deschamps G:
Posterior slope of the tibial implant and the outcome of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2004, 86:506-511

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Implant selection
1) Resurfacing
2) Measured resection
Different philosophies
Slightly different indications

Choice is a matter of age

Implant selection
Resurfacing:
- “la uni c’est du resurfaçage” by Philippe Cartier
 bone sparing and of respecting the joint
physiology
 respect of the so called “Cartier angle”(angle
of tibial varus deviation)
 Reaming of the cartilage surface on the
femoral side.

Implant selection
Measured resection:
- Implants and concepts that are
closer to a total knee design and
philosophy
- Tibial cut at 90° and a parallel cut
on the femoral side (based upon
the tibial cut)

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Implant selection
Indications
Our experience : resurfacing in case of more
degenerated OA with condylar recession
Less bone to be removed
Easier to avoid overcorrection

Measured
resection

Resurfacing

Measured
resection

Resurfacing

Implant selection
Fixed vs mobile
- Good results with both implants
- Different philosophies
- Different techniques

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Implant selection
Indications:
• No specific indications according to each specific
design
Our opinion:
• ACL concomitant reconstruction, partially deficient
ACL: fixed bearing
• Lateral OA: fixed bearing

Surgical technique: medial Uni
No matter the implant design
• Tibial sagittal plane: slope = native, mostly 3°-5°
• Tibial coronal plane: - 90°
- Pristine varus (Cartier angle)
• Osteophytes removal from tibia and femur: MCL
release

Surgical technique: medial Uni
No matter the implant design
• Femur: central /slightly lateral positioning of
the femoral component on the condyle,
avoiding notching with the tibial spine
• Balancing: slight looseness to avoid lateral
overloading (1-2 mm)

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Surgical technique: lateral Uni
No matter the implant design
• Femur: no osteophyte removal from femoral
condyle. The osteophytic overgrowth can be
used to support the femoral component
particularly on hypoplastic condyles
• The component must be implanted as lateral
as possible
• Some remaining valgus (no full correction)

Up-to-date indications
Uni solo: “one finger sign” + slight AKP
with only medial facet involved
Beard et al
The influence of the presence and severity of pre-existing
patellofemoral degenerative changes on the outcome of the
Oxford medial unicompartmental knee replacement
Pre-operative clinical and radiological assessment of the
patellofemoral joint in unicompartmental knee replacement and its
influence on outcome JBJS Br, 2007
.
F. Benazzo, S. M. P. Rossi, L. Piovani, A. Combi, S. Perle
Bi-uni und bi-uni + femoropatellarer Gelenkersatz 2012

Up-to-date indications

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Up-to-date indications

Up-to-date indications

Up-to-date indications

Considerations
• Uni insufficient to improve patellar
tracking and provide pain relief if lateral
facet involved
• TKA is an overkilling solution: ACL
sacrificed, lateral compartment sacrificed

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Up-to-date indications
Uni and acl: technical issues
• tunnel positioning
• approach
• stability of the implant

6 months

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Up-to-date indications
Uni + ACL Trans-tibial approach
Problems:
• Tunnel widening
• Possible secondary impingement
with metal back
• Possible tibial baseplate
subsidence

Up-to-date indications
Our solution: Acl trans-am reconstruction
• Tunnel widening:
unavoidable
• Prosthesis site placement: unchangeable
• Transfer tibial tunnel from medial site closer to tt,
producing an anatomic foot print

Move away tunnel
from prosthesis

Reduce likelihood of
impingement between
new-ACL and baseplate

Up-to-date indications

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Up-to-date indications
1 year

Lateral UNI
 Lateral arthritis: 10% of patients with knee OA
- Valgus knee
- Post-traumatic
- Post-osteotomy

Lateral UNI

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Follow-up 3
months

Lateral UNI

Lateral UNI

Lateral
3.UNI UNI

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Return to sport
- More patients returned to or increased sports
following UKA (P=.0003), but no sooner than TKA
patients.
- Patient-perceived Oxford and modified Grimby
scores were better and sporting activity was
greater following mini-incision UKA compared to
TKA.
Walton et al
Patient-perceived outcomes and return to sport and work: TKA versus mini-incision
unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
J Knee Surg. 2006 Apr;19(2):112-6.

Return to sport
- The majority of patients returned to sports and recreational
activity UKA
- However, the numbers of different disciplines patients were
engaged in decreased as well as the extent of activities.
- Activities in which most patients participated were
primarily low- or midimpact.
- Patients scored higher on the SF-36 than age-related
norms, which might be due to the patient-selection process
for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and geographical
differences.
Naal et al
Return to sports and recreational activity after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
AJSM, 2007

Conclusion
• UKA is a valid option to address the
unicompartmental degenerated knee
• Age is not anymore a limitation, assuming that
surgery is correctly performed
• Young patients can benefit from this
procedure, including those who seek for sport
activities

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VuMedi Webinar
HTO vs UKR

Mobile UKR
D Murray
Disclosure:
Personal & Institutional support - Biomet

High Activity patients
• Concern
–? Causes UKR wear & failure

• Fixed bearing UKR
– Wear inevitable esp second decade
– Small contact area, high contact stress
– Thin polyethylene

• Normal Knee
– Wear prevented by meniscus
– Reproduce function of meniscus

Minimise wear
• Reproduce meniscus
–Full congruent contact in
all positions

• Only achieved with
–Mobile bearing
–Spherical femur

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Oxford knee 1976
Articulation unchanged

• Femur spherical
• Tibia flat
• Mobile Bearing

(1mm error)

– Fully congruent - low wear
– Unconstrained - low loosening

20 year wear
in vivo
• RSA (Kendrick et al 2010)
• 7 knees, Phase 2
• Wear 0.4mm (max 0.6mm)
• Rate 0.02mm/yr (max 0.03)
• Order of magnitude less than fixed
• Ideal for young active patients

Survival %

Independent Results (Svard 2006)

683 Oxford UKR
20 yr survival 92% CI 15

Better than other UKR
No failures due to wear
OA progression 2% at 20 yrs
Years

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Phase 1 study (Svard 2013)
• 1983 to 1988 – 25 to 30 years ago
• 125 implants (104 patients)

• 80% Dead, alive reviewed mean 25yr
• 90% Definitive knee replacement with no
revision & Good/Excellent HSS score
• No TKR has better results

Medial OA – optimal treatment
• Young (? <60 25% of cases)
–UKR v Osteotomy
–Debate – no good comparative evidence

• Old (? >60 75% of cases)
–UKR v Osteotomy
–UKR better - no debate

UKR v HTO in elderly
• UKR definite solution
– Rapid recovery, Low morbidity, Good function
– 90% patients die with without revision and
with good clinical outcome

• HTO
– Results not so good
– 15yr Comparative study (Weale 1994)
– Meta-analysis (Virolainen)

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UKR v HTO in young
Controversial issues
• Bone-on-bone or Partial thickness
• Activity level
• Extent of varus deformity
• ACL deficiency

UKR v HTO in young Indications
• Bone – on – bone medial OA
– UKR reliably relieve symptoms, good long
term results
– HTO – not so reliable

• Partial thickness cartilage loss
– Diagnose – Xray or arthroscopy
– UKR not reliable – contra-indicated
– ? HTO ideal if associated with Varus

PTCL compared to Bone
Exposed (BE) & Bone loss (BL)
• PTCL worse score and
greater variability than BE or
BL (OKS 36 v 43)

36

OKS

• PTCL 21% worse or no
substantial improvement
(ΔOKS<6). BE & BL all
substantial improvement

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24

12

p < 0.001

0
PTCL

BE

BL

Groups

• 4 complications (pain
related) all PTCL (14%)

Gulati et al (2010)

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Partial thickness loss
• UKR
–Not reliable – contraindicated
–Rare to have severe symptoms

• HTO
–PTCL + varus ? Best indication
–PTCL without varus ? Not indicated

Bone-on-bone HTO v UKR
• No RCT in young
• Age matched comparison (mean 55yr)
– Distraction osteoclasis 76, 6yr mean
– Oxford UKR 78, 6yr mean
– OKS (0-48)

- HTO 27 UKR 38

– Perhaps not highly active
• HTO 10yr survival 66%
• Other series 60% - 80%

Oxford age < 60yrs
(mean 55, n=52, Price et al ESSKA 2000)
>60

<60

• 15yr 92%
• No significant difference (p=0.8)
• Appears to be reliable in young
patients (50s)

Years post operation

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<50yr, 7 centre study

107 patients, Mean age 47
3 revisions: 2 for pain, 1 dislocation
7 yr survival = 98% (n=24)
10 yr survival = 91% (n=9)

High level activity
subgroup

100
90
80

• Does it compromise UKR
outcome?
• Analysis of 1000 Oxford UKR
with 5 to 15yr follow-up
• Overall with increased activity
– Increased 12yr survival (p=0.025)
– Increased OKS (p<0.01)
• High activity does not cause failure
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Pandit 2014

12yr survival
70
OKS

60
50
40
30
20

10
0
0-1 2

3 4 5 ≥6
Tegner

High level activity in UKR
• High activity group patients (Tegner ≥ 5)
– (Tegner 5 = Heavy labour, competitive cycle, jog
uneven ground)
– n=115
– 12 year survival 97.3% (95%CI: 92-99).
– OKS 45 (SD 5)
– KSS-O 82 (SD 16) KSS-F 95 (10)

• Activity does not compromise outcome
• Not contraindication, can be recommended

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High activity in HTO
• Tegner score ≥ 5
• Bone on bone arthritis
• 12 year survival ??? – not nearly 97%
• Mean 6 year clinical follow-up
– OKS ??? – not as good as 45

Activity - summary
• UKR function well so high activity
achieved
• High activity does not cause failure
• Is high activity so reliably achieved after
HTO and if so is long term survival so
good?

Tibia vara & medial OA
• Determine site and severity of deformity

• Intra-articular (usually 5º to 10º)
– Corrected by operation

• Extra-articular (usually 0º to 10º)
– Tibia vara
– Not corrected by operation,

• Alignment restored to pre-disease state
• ? Does tibia vara compromise outcome?

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Tibia Vara & Oxford UKR
• Incidence of tibia vara
– 5º tibia vara
– 10º tibia vara

20%
5%

• Tibia vara
– Does not cause long term failure
– Does not compromise function

• Tibia vara not contra-indication

ACLD & medial OA
• Primary ACLD with
secondary medial OA
• Postero-medial tibial defect
• Combined UKR & ACLR if
– Young and active
– Bone on bone
– Normal MCL & lateral side
(stress Xray)

Technique
• Depends on presenting
symptoms

• Pain
– Simultaneous procedure
– Open, BTB

• Instability
– ACL first
– Arthroscopic, Hamstring

– UKR if symptoms persist

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Results

• 52 cases
(Weston-Simons 2013)
• Mean age 51yr (36-57)
• Mean follow up 5yr (1 – 10)
• 10yr survival 91%
– 2 failures – infected, lat OA

• Mean OKS 41
• 98% pleased
• Kinematically normal

Other factors to consider
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Predictability – UKR better
Speed of recovery - UKR better
Cosmesis - UKR better
Ease of revision
– UKR usually simple (fracture & infection)
– HTO variable (? Opening wedge easier)

Summary
• Medial OA, bone-on-bone, intact ACL
– UKR better (function, survival, etc)

• Partial thickness loss
– UKR contraindicated
– ? HTO if associated varus

• Very young (<40), Very high activity
(contact sport), ACLD deficient
– Still debatable (we do UKR)

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The Role of Osteotomy
around the knee
Ph. Lobenhoffer
Disclosures:
I have no financial relationship to techniques or products mentioned
in this presentation

AO Trauma Europe

Hannover – München - Innsbruck – Bozen

Frontal plane alignment
Constitutional Varus
deformity:
• 32% males
• 17% females
HKA
0°
ALL

MALE

HKA: mechanical axis femur / tibia
Bellemans CORR 2012

Constitutional Varus

J. Victor CORR 2013

knee outwards
foot inwards
WBL shifts medial

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Constitutional Valgus

Knee inwards
foot outwards
WBL shifts lateral

Epidemiology
Osteoarthritis is a disease of mechanics
D.T. Felson JAMA 2013

A frontal plane
deformity more than
3° leads to
osteoarthritis and
should be corrected

4 degrees of deformity: 3 x risk for OA
Progression 10 to 20 x faster with deformity
Felson 2013, Brouwer 2007, Sharma 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012, Cerejo 2002 Framingham, MOST, other studies

Biomechanical Study
6 human knees
Axial load in mechanical
testing system (mts) in
extension
Bi-cardanic fixation
Ligaments and menisci
intact

Agneskirchner, Hurschler*, Lobenhoffer , Arthroscopy 23, 2007

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Varus Malalignment
lateral

Pressure++

medial

0% 50%100%

0%

Agneskirchner,
Hurschler, Lobenhoffer
Arthroscopy 23, 2007

Open wedge HTO
lateral

0% 50%100%

Pressure

++

medial

WBL to 62%
HTO 9mm,
MCL 100% released

Agneskirchner,
Hurschler, Lobenhoffer
Arthroscopy 23, 2007

Indication for osteotomy
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Congenital deformity

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Posttraumatic deformity

• Unilateral Osteoarthritis

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Frontal plane alignment and correction

Constitutional
deformity

Frontal plane alignment and correction

Intraarticular
defect

Patient criteria
Metaphyseal deformity (TBVA)
Tibial Bone Varus Angle

Tibial
Bone
Varus
Angle

Good / excell.
10-y. results

>5°
2-5°
0-2°
<0°

83%
71%
56%
36%

TBVA
> 5°

TBVA
= 0°

Bonnin,Orthopäde 2004
Niemeyer Arthroscopy 2009

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HTO Survival Rate
5 Jahre

10 Jahre

Insall

85%

66%

Yashuda

63%

18%

Berman

77%

> 10 Jahre

62%
59%
Cochrane
Database
:
78%
70%

Rudan

50%
Brouwer
et 28%
al 2007

Matthews
Rininapoli

73%
Silver
Evidence: 46%
57%
43%
Hernigou
90%
45%
70% of
patients
benefit
Aglietti
96%
78%
57%
10
Levigne from an
69%osteotomy for 54%
Gstöttner
94%
80%
54%
years
Van Raaij
75%
Ivarsson

Akizuki

98%

Flecher

90%
85%

Billings

85%

53%

HTO Survival Rate
Insall
Yashuda
Berman

Rudan

5 Jahre

10 Jahre

85%

66%

> 10 Jahre

18%
Spahn 63%
G, KSSTA
2013
77%
62%
59%
46 studies
HTO 70%
78%

Matthews

50%

28%

73%
5-8 years
after HTO: 46%
Ivarsson
57%
43%
further45%surgery
Hernigou91% no
90%
Rininapoli

Aglietti

96%

78%

57%

98%

90%

69%
9 – 12 years
after HTO:54%
Gstöttner
94%
80%
54%
surgery
Van Raaij84% no further
75%
Levigne

Akizuki
Flecher
Billings

85%
85%

53%

Valgus HTO Closed Wedge

Lateral translation of
shaft
Impaction medial
hinge
Loss of correction

Pape et al. Orthopäde 2/2004
42 Pat RSA-Analysis HTO
Convent. implant > 8° correction

week 0 – 3:
3 mm. fragment
movement

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HTO lateral closed wedge
Lesions of peroneal nerve
Coventry 1988

3.3%
30 Osteotomies

Jackson 1974

11,9 %
229 Osteotomies

Motor branches of
peroneal nerve
endangered by
fibula osteotomy

Vainionpää 1981 2%
103 Osteotomies
Aydogdu 2000

27% (EMG)
11 Osteotomies

Kirgis, A., JBJS 1992

Open Wedge HTO
W. Blauth 1986
P.Hernigou 1987

No fibula osteotomy
No risk for peroneal nerve
No muscle detachment
Only 1 osteotomy cut
Intraoperative fine-tuning
No leg shortening

GC Puddu 1999

Problems Open Wedge Osteotomy

• Stability
• Implant failure
• Slope increase
• Pseudarthrosis

Lobenhoffer KSSTA 2003, Paccola KSSTA 2004, Jakob A´scopy 2004

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Open wedge biplanar Tomofix
Increased stability
Rapid healing full weight-bearing

Locking
screws

3 weeks postop

Hannover 1998 – 2000: 101 HTO spacer plates

6 implant failures

Hannover 2001 – 2006: 807 HTO with Tomofix

no implant failure
Lobenhoffer KSSTA 2003

Percutaneous Plate fixator Tomofix

Distance holders
• Subcutaneous
placement
• No compression of
MCL, Pes anserinus

Spontaneous bone healing
No substitute or graft necessary

2 Y. postop
Elastic
motion
induces
callus
formation

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Stability
RSA studies
Heerwaarden 2006:
42 cases open wedge Tomofix
no relevant migration,
no difference to closed wedge Tomofix
Heerwaarden Acta Orthop Scan2010:
14 vs 23 patients
full weight-bearing /partial weight bearing
no differences after one year

Immediate full weight bearing allowed
Brinkman, Lobenhoffer, Agneskirchner, Staubli, Wymenga, Heerwaarden JBJS (Br) 12, 2008

TomoFix TM retrospective study
Functional outcome assessment in patients treated with open wedge
high tibial osteotomy (HTO) for knee osteoarthritis using TomofixTM .

533 patients, 3 centers, op. 4/2004 to 4/2006
75% follow-up rate, BMI 27, 9,8 mm opening

AO Foundation
Clinical Investigation

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D. Freiling
S. Meyer
S. Friedmann
P. Lobenhoffer
A.Staubli
S. Schröter
D. Hoentzsch

Flörkemeier et al, KSSTA 1/2013

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Oxford Knee Score (OKS)
Subjective score
Internationally accepted
Available in Englisch
Translated/Validated by AOCID
12 questions, 5 answers
(excellent 4 P., bad 0 P.)
48 points: excellent result
0 points: bad result
 Comparison with Unicondylar
and Total Knee
 Present version of OKS:
 48 points best result
 0 points worst results

Ø 43 (0-48)

Results better than UKA, TKA

No correlation to age
Ø 51,6 (20-60)

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No correlation to stage of osteoarthritis
Ø 51,6 (20-60)

Activity

6 Mo. after Tomofix both sides
6 Mo. after Tomofix right side

3 Mo.after Tomofix right side

3 Mo. after Tomofix right side
.

Studies Tomofix
Salzmann GM, Imhoff, AB et al AJSM 2009

65 patients Tomofix 36 months postop
91% engaged in sports activity
2 sessions /4 hours per week
Lysholm 70, Tegner 4,3
Downhill skiing, mountain biking

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W., U., 51 y., male
former German champion 400 m running
orthopaedic surgeon
2 x arthroscopic debridement, medial
meniscectomy

Medial pain
ADL

MPTA 85°

W., U., 51 y.

PreOP Plan Software: 7° correction, 10 mm opening

W., U., 51 y.

6 days
5 weeks
postop
postop

65
days
weeks
postop
postop

FWB and working 5 weeks postop

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W., U., 51 y., male, 9 months postop

9 months postop: 10 days trekking up to 6000 m.
no pain!

Age of osteotomy patients
Hannover
1100 patients

Mean age: 40,5 years
Instability
Osteoarthritis
Instab + OA
Deformity

years

Effect of Tibial Slope on Stability
PCL
Instability

Flexion Osteotomy:
Slope increase

ACL
Instability

10°

Extension Osteotomy:
Slope reduction

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Biomechanical Study
• Human cadaver joints
• Flexion osteotomy
• Gradual increase of slope

(0°  5 °  10°  15° 
20°)

• Computer-regulated isokinetic
extension movement of knee
(Knee Kinemator)
J. Agneskirchner, C. Hurschler, A. Imhoff, P. Lobenhoffer
Winner of AGA DonJoy Award 2004
Archives Orthop Trauma Surg 4/2004

Results Kinematics
PCL transsected
Durchtrennung hinteres Kreuzband

posterior
subluxation
of tibia
reduction by
slope increase

Slope reduction in
anterior knee instability
Tibial
Slope
0°

Anterior
Translation
force
130 N

5°

235 N

10°

340 N

15°

443 N

20°

541 N

10° slope
difference produce
6,8 mm. anterior
translation of tibia
in monopedal
stance

70 Kg, 20° Flexion, monopedal stance

M. Bonnin, Lyon 1990

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Site of deformity
Single level osteotomy producing joint line obliquity

Femoral SCO correction

What have
we learnt?

Not all
deformities
can be
adressed at
the tibia
The
importance
of the joint
line

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Femur biplanar closed wedge
osteotomy technique
post 2/3 femur: transverse bone cuts of closing
wedge along K-wires
ant 1/3 femur: ascending bone cut parallel to
posterior femur cortex

Design new Tomofix MDF plate
MIPO tapered tip

Antecurvation

Twisted shaft ->
screws all point
in one direction

2 most proximal
holes allow
locking only

Twisted shaft

Optimal anatomic fit

Even load distribution
for increased stability

Less invasive
Optimized for
osteotomies
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M.S.,male, 46 y.

Double osteotomy

LDFA 90°

MPTA 82°

Femur closed wedge 7 mm
Tibia closed wedge 11 mm

Double osteotomy
Femur closed wedge
7 mm
Tibia closed wedge
11 mm

1 week postop

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Double osteotomy

4 days postop

Double osteotomy
Femur closed wedge
7 mm
Tibia closed wedge
11 mm

6 weeks postop

Double osteotomy

6 weeks postop

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Double osteotomy
Left side:
Femur closed wedge
7 mm
Tibia closed wedge
11 mm

6 weeks postop left side

Osteotomy versus Uni
2001 – 2013
2049 osteotomies
1752 Uni
2013:
20% DFO, DO

Osteotomy
Uni
2013

Key Points
Renaissance of
osteotomy

Osteotomy around the knee works
Best indication metaphyseal deformity
HTO can treat ACL/PCL deficiency
Plate fixator/biplanar technique is safe

Osteotomy stimulates regeneration in
involved compartment

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Technical Pearls in OW HTO
Avoiding Complications
Hatem Said
Prof. Orthopaedic & Trauma
Assiut University, Egypt
SICOT Editorial Secretary

No Financial Disclosures

Complications
1. Overstuffing the joint
2. Lateral cortex break (6-20%)
3. Intra-articular Fracture (3%)
4. Changing the slope (1%)
5. Delayed (12%) / Nonunion (3%)
6. Loss of correction (1%)

7. Joint Line Tilt.
Martin et al, JAAOS 2014

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Technique

Non- Locked - Short
Lateral Hinge
BG

Locked T
No BG

1- Overstuffing
• Proper MCL release

Lobenhoffer et al, 2007

MCL Release

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2- Lateral cortex break
• 1 cm from lat. Cortex
– Too short – Intra-artic fr.

• Lateral Hinge
– Non-Locked plates

• Locked plates:
– change principle - procedure
– Positional Fixation – plate

Lateral cortex break
• Osteotomy too long
• Large opening
• Opening of lateral
cortex.

Lat. break - Ttt
• Expose Lateral hinge
• Axial & Valgus Pr.
– Lat. cortex

• Staples

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Intraop

1m

3- Intra-articular fractures
• Osteotomy:
– Too high
– Too short

• Use Image intensifier
• Saw Under Wire

Intra-articular Fr.

7 wks

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Displaced:

Loosen screws, valgus force, Lag screw.

Intra-op

5 weeks

4- Changing the slope

Ant

9 Deg.

Lateral

Medial
Post

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• Inc Slope:
– PCL deficient

• Dec Slope
– ACL Def

PCL/Varus:

15 Deg.

5- Delayed healing:

• 65% Locked plates
– 10% length

Roderer et al, 2014

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5- Non Union
13 m
• Mechanical
– Inadequate fixation
– Lateral cortex break

• Not Biological
– No BG
• El-Assal et al. KSSTA 2010

Long fixation + grafting

2.5 m

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6- Loss of Correction:
• Undercorrection
• Weak fixation
– Osteoporotic bone

• Locked plates

7- Joint Line Tilt:
Valgus 10

Summary
• MCL release
• Locked Plates:
– Lateral Cortex Break
– Intra-artic Fr.

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Slope
Delayed / Nonunion
Loss of correction
Joint Line Tilt

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