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The aim of our study is to evaluate the effect of early weight bearing after OWHTO on pain, function and return to normal lifestyle activity.
The management of medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee in middle-aged patients is challenging. High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is a joint-preserving procedure that can relieve symptoms and return patients back to an active lifestyle. However, both total and uni-compartmental knee arthroplasty can provide good pain relief, but there is concern about the durability of the components in this younger population.
High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is a procedure with proven short-, medium- and long-term efficacy for treating isolated medial tibiofemoral knee osteoarthritis in young subjects with varus knee deformity.
Several studies have shown that the HTO lasts on average 10 years. After this, 74% to 96% of patients require total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
HTO can delay or sometime even avoid the need for arthroplasty. Better functional results have been seen in younger patients. HTO can also be performed to treat medial femoral condyle osteonecrosis or as part of the treatment of ligament injuries with varus malalignment.
The goal of high tibial osteotomy in knees with medial compartment OA is to shift the weight bearing axis from the medial compartment into the lateral compartment. This unloads the damaged medial articular cartilage. To achieve this, two main surgical techniques have been utilized, the lateral closing wedge and the medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOHTO). The lateral closing wedge HTO has the advantage of early bony healing at the osteotomy site.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Early weight bearing group | Experimental | this group underwent High tibial osteotomy and started early partial weight bearing post-operative at week 2 using crutches. Quadriceps strengthening exercises, continues flexion and extension of the knee were added also to this protocol of post-operative rehabilitation. |
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| Non weight bearing group | Active Comparator | this group underwent High tibial osteotomy and started weight bearing post-operative at week 6. Quadriceps strengthening exercises, continues flexion and extension of the knee were added also to this protocol of post-operative rehabilitation. this is a control group |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Early weight bearing post operative | Other | this group underwent High tibial osteotomy and started early partial weight bearing post-operative at week 2 using crutches and restricted 20 kg of load for 4 weeks. Quadriceps strengthening exercises, continues flexion and extension of the knee were added also to this protocol of post-operative rehabilitation. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Clinical outcome | We used The nternational Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score as a validated, patient-reported outcome measure designed to quantify functional limitations, symptoms, and sports activity levels across a broad range of knee pathologies. IKDC scores are utilized to objectively assess a patient's ability to perform activities of daily living and to establish data-driven benchmarks for Return-to-Sport (RTS). Furthermore, by providing a longitudinal perspective on recovery, the scale allows us to monitor the progression of clinical improvement and determine the overall efficacy of surgical and rehabilitative interventions. The IKDC utilizes a normalized scale ranging from 0 to 100. A score of 0 represents the lowest possible level of function, indicating severe physical limitations and significant symptomatic distress. Conversely, a score of 100 represents the highest possible outcome, a total absence of symptoms and no limitations in either strenuous sports activities or daily living. | All patients of both groups underwent a clinical evaluation at 6-weeks, 3-months and 6-months post-operatively to assess knee range of motion and return to daily activity life. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Radiological outcome | Preoperative radiological evaluation of all patients included conventional radiography. Assessment of group 1 was performed using weight-bearing standing radiographs to evaluate the degree of varus correction and screen for potential complications at 2-weeks, 6-weeks, 3-months and 6-months postoperative. Assessment of group 2 was performed using weight-bearing standing radiographs and long film at 6-weeks, 3-months and 6-months postoperative. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Hatem Galal Said, Professor | Professor of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, Assiut University | Study Chair |
| Mohamed Abdel Radi, Professor | Professor of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, Assiut University | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Assiut University | Asyut | Asyut Governorate | 71111 | Egypt |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| Background | 1. Dean, C.S., et al., Clinical outcomes of high tibial osteotomy for knee instability: a systematic review. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 2016. 4(3): p. 2325967116633419. 2. Gkekas, N.K., et al., Medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy is a viable option in young patients with advanced arthritis in a long-term follow-up. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2025. 33(3): p. 1025-1032. 3. Kim, K.J., et al., Biomechanical study of the fixation plates for opening wedge high tibial osteotomy. Knee Surgery & Related Research, 2015. 27(3): p. 181. 4. Van Haeringen, M., et al., Opening-and closing-wedge high tibial osteotomy are comparable and early full weight bearing is safe with angular stable plate fixation: a meta-analysis. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2023. 31(7): p. 3015-3026. 5. Lansdaal, J.R., et al., Early weight bearing versus delayed weight bearing in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy: a randomized controlled trial. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2017. 25(12): p. 3670-3678. 6. Jiang, Y., et al., Clinical and radiographic outcomes of double-triangle locking compression plate (DT-LCP) versus T-shaped locking compression plate (T-LCP) in medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy: a follow-up study of over 5 years. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2026. 21(1): p. 1. 7. Saad, R., et al., Six Weeks in Orthopedics: Biological Basis, Clinical Practice, and Evidence for a Universal Benchmark. Orthopedic Reviews, 2026. 18: p. 156461. 8. Elsenosy, A.M., et al., Early Versus Delayed Weight-Bearing Following Tibial Plateau Fracture Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cureus, 2025. 17(10). 9. Higgins, L.D., et al., Reliability and validity of the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) subjective knee form. Joint Bone Spine, 2007. 74(6): p. 594-599. 10. Collins, N., et al., Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS): systematic review and meta-analysis of measurement properties. Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2016. 24(8): p. 1317-1329. 11. Resch, T., et al., Open-wedge high tibial osteotomy with and without bone void filler: Allograft leads to faster bone union and weight bearing with comparable return to work and sports rates. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2024. 32(7): p. 1785-1797. 12. Rocca, M.S., K. Dias, and J.D. Hughes, Joint preservation procedures: osteotomies about the knee. Annals of joint, 2025. 10: p. 17. 13. Azuma, T., et al., In-hospital grouping rehabilitation of hybrid closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy results in shorter hospital stays and better clinical outcomes. Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 2023. 35(8): p. 575-580. 14. Ueda, Y., et al., Knee extensor strength normalised to body weight is associated with patient-reported outcomes at 12 months after open-wedge high tibial osteotomy. Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, 2026. 13(1): p. e70625. 15. Nha, K.-W., et al., Fixation stability and stress redistribution following metal block use in opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy: a finite element analysis. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2025. 13: p. 1703140. 16. Franulic, N., et al., Lateral hinge fracture in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy: a narrative review. EFORT Open Reviews, 2023. 8(7): p. 572-580. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D020370 | Osteoarthritis, Knee |
| ID | Term |
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| D010003 | Osteoarthritis |
| D001168 | Arthritis |
| D007592 | Joint Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
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parallel-groups superiority randomized controlled blinded trial
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| Non weight bearing Post-operative | Other | the group underwent High tibial osteotomy and started weight bearing post-operative at week 6. Quadriceps strengthening exercises, continues flexion and extension of the knee were added also to this protocol of post-operative rehabilitation. |
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| Assessment of both groups was performed using weight-bearing standing radiographs to evaluate the degree of varus correction and screen for potential complications at 2-weeks (group1), 6-weeks, 3-months and 6-months postoperative. |
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| Rheumatic Diseases |