Opening-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with a Cancellous Strut Bone Allograft Is Inadequate for Achieving Satisfactory and Lasting Correction in Neglected Infantile Tibia Vara: Results from a Cohort of 29 Patients

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Journal J Clin Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2024 Jul 27

PMID 39064301

Authors

Alessandro Depaoli

Marco Ramella

Grazia Chiara Menozzi

Giovanni Luigi Di Gennaro

Gino Rocca

Giovanni Trisolino

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Abstract

: Infantile tibia vara (ITV) is a rare proximal tibia deformity in infancy, leading to progressive knee varus. High tibial osteotomy is commonly practiced but has high recurrence rates. This study analyzed factors affecting treatment failure and recurrence in children undergoing opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) for ITV. : We retrospectively studied children with ITV who had OWHTO with a press-fit cancellous bone allograft between 2000 and 2020, with ≥2-year follow-up. Outcomes included recurrence (knee varus with tibiofemoral angle > 10°), complications, and reintervention. : We analyzed 39 knees in 29 patients (mean age: 4.8 ± 1.9 years; median follow-up: 7.4 years). Recurrence occurred in 22 cases (56%). Age at surgery significantly influenced recurrence, with rates of 16% before age 5 versus 95% later (hazard ratio: 12.0, = 0.001). Langenskiöld stage also affected recurrence (β-coefficient: 2.7, 95% C.I. 1.0-4.5, = 0.002; pseudo-R-squared: 0.50, = 0.001), with recurrence in all stage IV or higher cases. : Early diagnosis and treatment before age 5, ideally with Langenskiöld stage III or lower, are crucial for stable correction with OWHTO alone. Late, high-grade ITV may require combined, acute or gradual, and/or staged correction. Further evidence is needed for optimal management.

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