OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of medial wedged proximal @entity4957 for treating @entity626 with @entity85 . METHODS: From July 1996 to September 1999, 19 @entity1 with @entity626 accompanied by @entity85 were treated by medial wedged proximal @entity4957 combined with internal fixation. Full-length anterior-posterior radiographs were taken preoperatively, 8 weeks and 2 years postoperatively. The parameters including the femorotibial angle, the tibial angle, the femoral angle, the femoral condyle-tibial plateau angle, and the medial joint space, were measured from these radiographs. The function of knee was evaluated according to the 100-point rating scale standard of knee. RESULTS: The mean postoperative score had been significantly improved from 48.6 +/- 16.6 points to 81.7 +/- 14.8 points after 2 years of operation. The medial joint space had been increased from 2.2 +/- 1.6 mm to 4.9 +/- 1.5 mm and the femoral condyle-tibial angle had been decreased from 7.4 degrees +/- 3.1 degrees to 1.7 degrees +/- 3.1 degrees. There were complications in 3 cases: 2 cases of @entity2737 and 1 case of @entity7334 . There were no delayed union and recurrence of @entity85 . CONCLUSION: Medial wedged proximal @entity4957 combined with internal fixation provides an efficacious approach to treat @entity626 with @entity85 .

[Medial wedged proximal XXXX for treating osteoarthritis of knee].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity626 :: ('MESH:D020370', 'Disease') :: ['knee osteoarthritis'] @entity4957 :: ('MESH:D020429', 'Disease') :: ['tibial osteotomy'] @entity2737 :: ('MESH:D014946', 'Disease') :: ['superficial wound infections'] @entity7334 :: ('MESH:D057072', 'Disease') :: ['intra-articular fracture'] @entity85 :: ('MESH:D009140', 'Disease') :: ['varus deformity']
@entity4957 :: (MESH:D020429,Disease) :: ['tibial osteotomy']
