Assessing Physical Activity Levels of Patients Following HTO.

Assessing Physical Activity Levels of Patients Following High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) With and Without Bone Grafting.

High tibial osteotomy (HTO is often indicated in physically active patients. The insertion of a bone graft during surgery has been shown to have good clinical and biomechanical outcomes, however objective data regarding post-surgery physical activity (PA) levels in patients who have undergone HTO with and without bone grafts does not exist in the literature.

Using accelerometers and questionnaires, this study will be the first to investigate this in an objective way.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient undergoing unilateral medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy at Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital, UK

Exclusion Criteria:

• Concurrent procedures during HTO surgery
• The use of an off-loader knee brace in the 3 weeks leading up to surgery
• Revision surgery