The effect of proximal tibial corrective osteotomy on menisci, tibia and tarsal bones: a finite element model study of tibia vara

Atmaca H., ÖZKAN A., MUTLU İ., ÇELİK T., Ugur L., KİŞİOĞLU Y.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY, vol.10, no.1, pp.93-97, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/rcs.1528
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.93-97
  • Keywords: open wedge osteotomy, tibia, talus, finite elements method, computed tomography, DOUBLE-ELEVATING OSTEOTOMY, BLOUNTS-DISEASE, MECHANICAL-BEHAVIOR, ANGULAR DEFORMITIES, CORTICAL BONE, ANKLE, FEMUR, KNEE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BackgroundProximal tibial open wedge osteotomy (PTO) is a corrective operation used in the surgery of lower extremities and is applied to patients with varus deformities for sufficient correction. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether the PTO can achieve decreased stress-bearing on the tibia and tarsal bones in addition to correcting the mechanical axis of the lower limb in patients with tibia vara.