RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06762171

Management of Combined Patellofemoral and Medial Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis

Evaluation of the Results of High Tibial Osteotomy with or Without Lateral Patellar Facetectomy in Treatment of Combined Patellofemoral and Medial Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis; a Comparative Study

Sponsor

Sohag University

Enrollment

40 participants

Start Date

Dec 1, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Summary

Evaluate the results of management of patients with patellofemoral and medial compartment knee osteoarthritis with open wedge high tibial osteotomy with or without arthroscopic partial lateral patellar facetectomy

Eligibility

Min Age: 35 YearsMax Age: 60 Years

Inclusion Criteria7

Age 35-60years
Mild to moderate TFOA (G I-II-III) Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) scale (16)
Anterior knee pain (PFOA)
No involvement of the lateral compartment
range of motion of at least 120° flexion
Body mass index (BMI) <30kg/m2
varus angle degree <10°

Exclusion Criteria3

advanced case of TFOA (G VI KL scale), which requires total knee replacement.
flexion deformity ≥15°
inflammatory disease (such as rheumatoid arthritis).

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Interventions

PROCEDUREopen wedge high tibial osteotomy

All procedures will be performed based on the technique recommended by the AO international knee expert group. Biplanar osteotomy, which comprises osteotomies in the axial and frontal planes, will be performed in all cases. Ascending frontal osteotomy, leaving the tibial tuberosity on the distal fragment, will be also performed. All osteotomies will be performed without the use of additional bone grafts, and the opening of the osteotomy was maintained with a Tomofix plate (Orthomed-E Co., Egypt). Wound closure will be performed in layers.

PROCEDUREArthroscopic partial lateral patellar facetectomy

Diagnostic arthroscopy will be performed in all cases to assess Patellofemoral articular cartilage degeneration , assess the lateral compartment and exclude any other pathology. The knee is taken throughout a range of motion to directly visualize the impingement of the lateral patellar facet against the trochlea. Next, a radiofrequency probe is used to outline the area to be resected along the lateral patellar facet While maintaining the knee at 20 degrees of flexion, a 5.5-mm burr is introduced, and under arthroscopic visualization, the overhanging portion of the lateral patellar facet is carefully resected. Once the bony resection is complete, the knee is dynamically re-evaluated (through flexion and extension) for residual impingement and to assess for improvements in patellar mobility. Patellar tracking is assessed to verify that there is no catching in flexion and that patellar mobility is improved.