Author/Editor		Ambrožič, Bogdan; Slokar, Urban; Brulc, Urban; Novak, Samo
Title		Anatomic knee joint realignment
Type		članek
Source		In: Clinical Anatomy of the Knee : an atlas Cham : Springer International Publishing
Publication year		2021
Volume		str. 207-247
Language		eng
Abstract		The concept of surgical osteotomy (osteo = bone, tomy = cut) for the treatment of isolated unicompartmental osteoarthritis of the knee associated with angular deformity has been in existence for decades [1]. Originally popularized by several surgeons in mid-twentieth century, it however failed to gain popularity due to its history of unpredictable and oftentimes poor results [2-4]. The commonly associated complications included high infection rate, loss of correction, and postoperative stiffness of the joint [5, 6]. Osteotomies finally fell out of favor with orthopedic surgeons as evolution of knee prostheses in the 1980s led to subsequent success of knee arthroplasty, especially in low demand and older patients [1, 7]. Only after considerable improvement in surgical techniques, fixation devices and patient selection in the recent years, osteotomy began to regain its past reputation as a highly effective treatment option with fewer complications and reproducible functional outcomes, reaching a survival rate of more than 90% at 5 years and more than 70% at 15 years [1, 8-10].
Keywords		osteoartritis kolena kotna deformacija osteotomija osteoarthritis of the knee angular deformity osteotomy