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Filter by:The present study aims to evaluate the long-term and medium-term outcomes of different knee osteotomy techniques in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis in patients with lower limb malalignment. This evaluation is necessary in the current context of research on the treatment and prevention of knee osteoarthritis through treatments that do not involve or allow for the postponement of prosthetic replacement. Among the biological treatments performed in orthopedic clinical practice, osteotomy is one of the most promising. However, further long-term evaluations are needed to more clearly determine the indications and potential of this type of intervention, considering the various surgical procedures described for performing it.
High tibial osteotomy (HTO) surgical procedure can lead to clinically significant improvements in the cartilage and in subchondral bone quality, with a slow down of the osteoarthritis (OA) progression. Aim of the project is to: (i) clinically validate a 3D planned HTO surgical approach, through a quantitative grading of OA progression in a prospective randomized case-control clinical trial; (ii) correlate the internal knee loads with the changes assessed in cartilage and subchondral bone status to verify the hypothesis that HTO induced mechanical changes are associated with clinically significant OA improvements; (iii) relate imaging data with cartilage and subchondral bone mechanical properties, in order to classify OA progression in a more sensitive manner and allow a more precise diagnosis of the pathology stage.