Severe Genu Recurvatum after a Closing-wedge High Tibial Osteotomy: A Case Report.
10.4055/jkoa.2008.43.3.391
- Author:
Jae Min AHN
1
;
Jeung Tak SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Pusan, Korea. jtsuh@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Genu recurvatum;
Closing wedge high tibial osteotomy
- MeSH:
Congenital Abnormalities;
Genu Varum;
Humans;
Knee;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Osteoarthritis;
Osteotomy
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2008;43(3):391-395
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although a closing wedge high tibial osteotomy can decrease the posterior tibial slope, there are no reports of severe genu recurvatum after a closing wedge osteotomy that required corrective surgery. A 54-year-old male with medial compartment osteoarthritis and genu varum was treated with a closing wedge high tibial osteotomy in another hospital, which led to severe recurvatum because of surgical failure. He complained of knee pain and a severe deformity, but of which were corrected by an open wedge corrective osteotomy, a two-wedge bicortical autograft reconstruction, and double plate fixation. Surgeons should pay close attention to both varus deformity correction and changes in the posterior tibial slope during a closing wedge high tibial osteotomy.
