Comparison of Outcomes Between Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy and Double Level Osteotomy in Antromedial Knee Arthritis With Extra Articular Deformity

NCT ID: NCT06135454

Last Updated: 2024-02-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 44 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-12-10
• Study Completion Date: 2026-12-10

Brief Summary

To compare the radiographic and clinical outcomes of varus osteoarthritic knees treated with an open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) alone or with a double-level osteotomy (DLO). It was hypothesized that treatment with DLO would prevent the joint line obliquity (JLO) , optimize post-operative limb alignment and provide better clinical and radiological outcomes after surgery than medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) alone for patients with medial compartment osteoarthritis.

Detailed Description

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease characterized by erosion of the articular cartilage, hypertrophy of the bone at the margins and subchondral sclerosis(1). Osteoarthritis of the knee is a common problem causing significant knee pain and disability. Medial compartment osteoarthritis is predisposed to be varus deformity of the knee(2). High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is a well-established method for treatment of medial Uni compartmental-knee osteoarthritis and correction of varus deformity(3).Double level osteotomy recently used as another method for treatment this problem to improve outcomes and decrease complication(4).

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

For OWHTO,The osteotomy plane, directed from 30 to 35 mm distal to the medial tibial plateau to 10-15 mm distal to the lateral tibial plateau in the coronal plane, was marked by two Kirschner wires with threaded tips. A transverse osteotomy was performed, leaving the lateral cortex intact as a hinge. After the ascending osteotomy and opening. The medial opening gap was filled with two β-TCP wedges and fixed with a TomoFix anatomical plate and locking screws .

Double Level Osteotomy

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

For OWHTO,The osteotomy plane, directed from 30 to 35 mm distal to the medial tibial plateau to 10-15 mm distal to the lateral tibial plateau in the coronal plane, was marked by two Kirschner wires with threaded tips. A transverse osteotomy was performed, leaving the lateral cortex intact as a hinge. After the ascending osteotomy and opening. The medial opening gap was filled with two β-TCP wedges and fixed with a TomoFix anatomical plate and locking screws .

Double Level Osteotomy

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

The DLO was started from a lateral DFO. A 5-6-cm incision was made proximally at the distal femur from the lateral femoral epicondyle.Two Kirschner wires with threaded tips were inserted to make a length between the wires that was preoperatively planned as the lateral closed osteotomy. Transverse and ascending osteotomies were performed using a Precision Oscillating Tip Saw. The gap was closed and fixed using a TomoFix medial distal femur anatomical plate , which was bent for the lateral distal femur. The subsequent OWHTO was performed as described above.

Interventions

Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy

For OWHTO,The osteotomy plane, directed from 30 to 35 mm distal to the medial tibial plateau to 10-15 mm distal to the lateral tibial plateau in the coronal plane, was marked by two Kirschner wires with threaded tips. A transverse osteotomy was performed, leaving the lateral cortex intact as a hinge. After the ascending osteotomy and opening. The medial opening gap was filled with two β-TCP wedges and fixed with a TomoFix anatomical plate and locking screws .

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Double Level Osteotomy

The DLO was started from a lateral DFO. A 5-6-cm incision was made proximally at the distal femur from the lateral femoral epicondyle.Two Kirschner wires with threaded tips were inserted to make a length between the wires that was preoperatively planned as the lateral closed osteotomy. Transverse and ascending osteotomies were performed using a Precision Oscillating Tip Saw. The gap was closed and fixed using a TomoFix medial distal femur anatomical plate , which was bent for the lateral distal femur. The subsequent OWHTO was performed as described above.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients that are indicated for surgery for medial compartment osteoarthritis only (medial joint line tenderness, varus tibiofemoral malalignment) with classification of Kellgren Lawrence grade (1/2/3)
• Age between 40 _ 60 years
• No associated bony fractures or deformities
• No associated ligamentous functional instability
• Varus more than or equal 15 degrees

Exclusion Criteria

• Age younger than 40 or older than 60 years
• Secondary Arthritis (Inflammatory arthritis, post-traumatic osteoarthritis, active knee infection)
• Lateral Compartment OA or patellofemoral OA

• Minimum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Assiut University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Abd Elgawad Mohamed Abd Elgawad Ahmed

Resident Doctor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

Abd Elgawad Mohamed Abd Elgawad, Resident

Role: CONTACT

abdelgawadmohamed@med.aun.edu.eg

00201003272019

Mohamed Kamal Abd Elnasser, Assistant professor

Role: CONTACT

Obdelnusser.m.l@aun.edu.eg

00201002438664

References

Akamatsu Y, Nejima S, Tsuji M, Kobayashi H, Muramatsu S. Joint line obliquity was maintained after double-level osteotomy, but was increased after open-wedge high tibial osteotomy. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022 Feb;30(2):688-697. doi: 10.1007/s00167-020-06430-6. Epub 2021 Jan 12.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 33433634 (View on PubMed)

Babis GC, An KN, Chao EY, Rand JA, Sim FH. Double level osteotomy of the knee: a method to retain joint-line obliquity. Clinical results. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2002 Aug;84(8):1380-8. doi: 10.2106/00004623-200208000-00013.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 12177268 (View on PubMed)

Schuster P, Rathgeb F, Mayer P, Michalski S, Hielscher L, Buchholz J, Kruger L, Richter J. Double level osteotomy for medial osteoarthritis and bifocal varus malalignment has excellent short-term results while maintaining physiologic radiographic joint parameters. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2023 Aug;31(8):3124-3132. doi: 10.1007/s00167-022-07247-1. Epub 2022 Dec 10.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 36494478 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Knee Osteoarthritis

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id