osteoarthritis of the knee joint, osteonecrosis of the knee joint
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The patients who agree for participation in this study , were undergone opening wedge HTO, and also were able to followed-up more than a year after the operation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The patients whose postoperative course was significantly different from the ordinary course because of the other reasons of the side effects including breakage of fixation device.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluations of bone formation and remodeling using serial radiographs, and clinical outcome measures including JOA (Japanese Orthopedic Association) score for osteoarthritis of the knee joint and JKOM (Japanese Knee Osteoarthritis Measure) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Saitama Medical Centre, Saitama Medical University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery