Total knee arthroplasty after proximal fibula osteotomy for knee osteoarthritis: A case report and discussion

VernacularTitle: 腓骨近端截骨治疗膝关节骨关节炎术后全膝关节置换一例并文献复习
Author: Xianlong LI ¹ ; Fengjian YANG ; Yang LU ; Xiaoxi CAI ; Cong CHEN ; Yongqian FAN
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1. Department of Orthopaedics, Fudan University-affiliated Huadong Hospital, Shanghai 200040, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Knee prosthsis; Fibula; Osteotomy
From: Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2019;38(12):1418-1423
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The knee osteoarthritis(KOA)is a kind of degenerative disease, which is more common in the elderly.In recent years, according to the Knee Uneven Settlement Theory, a new treatment method for the knee osteoarthritis by using the proximal fibula osteotomy is popularized in many hospitals.In this article, we reported 1 case undergoing the total knee arthroplasty after the proximal fibula osteotomy for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis and reviewed the relevant literatures.