Abstract
Osteoarthrosis of the valgus knee has many causative factors. Degenerative changes of the articular cartilage can occur through tension, compression or shear. They are highly related to the forces exerted on the bearing surfaces. The overload caused by congenital valgus deformity or secondary to articular or metaphyseal fractures and lateral meniscectomy are aetiologically important. In essence biophysical cause for osteoarthrosis is an overload or a concentration of forces beyond the ability of the cartilage and subchondral bone to cope.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsPreview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Coventr, MB (1973) Osteotomy about the knee for degenerative and rheumatoid arthritis. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 55: 23–48
Beaver RJ, Jinxiang-Yu, Sekyi-Otu A et al. (1991) Distal femoral varus osteotomy for genu valgum. A prospective review. Am J Knee Surg 1: 9–17
Miniaci A, Grossmann SP, Jakob RP (1990) Supracondylar femoral varus osteotomy in the treatment of valgus knee deformity. Am J Knee Surg 2: 65–73
Marti RK, Schroder J, Witteveen A (2000) The closed varus supracondylar osteotomy. In: Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine „Osteotomies About the Athletic Knee”, vol. 8, num. 1, edited by D Drez Jr, JC De Lee, WB Saunders, Orlando Fl
Learmonth ID (1990) A simple technique for varus supracondylar osteotomy in genu valgum. J Bone Joint Surg Br 72: 235–7
Muller ME, Allgower M, Schneider R. et al. (1979) Manual of Internal Fixation, 2nd ed., p 376–7, Berlin, Germany, Springer-Verlag
Rosenberg TD, Paulos LE, Parker RD et al. (1988) The forty-five-degree posteroanterior weight bearing radiograph of the knee. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 70: 1479–83
Puddu G, Fowler PJ, Amendola A (1998) Opening wedge osteotomy system by Arthrex. Surgical Technique. Naples, Fl., Arthrex Inc.
Simmons P (1999) New fixation plate improves tibial, femoral osteotomies. Orthop Today 3: 28–9
Puddu G, Franco V (2000) Femoral antivalgus opening wedge osteotomy. In: Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine „Osteotomies About the Athletic Knee”, vol. 8, num. 1, edited by D Drez Jr, JC De Lee, WB Saunders, Orlando Fl
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2008 Springer-Verlag France, Paris
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Puddu, G., Vittorio, E., Cipolla, M., Cerullo, G., Gianni, E. (2008). Opening wedge osteotomy of the distal femur in the valgus knee. In: Osteoarthritis of the knee. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-287-74175-3_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-287-74175-3_6
Publisher Name: Springer, Paris
Print ISBN: 978-2-287-74174-6
Online ISBN: 978-2-287-74175-3
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)