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High tibial osteotomies in the young active patient

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Unicompartmental changes in the knee of a young athlete remains a difficult and controversial problem in orthopaedics. Excessive premature loading of articular cartilage, most often the result of a knee injury, has been shown to result in increased degenerative changes and pain in the younger patient. Instability may also contribute to the degeneration of cartilage and must therefore be considered in the treatment of osteoarthritis in the young adult. High tibial osteotomy has been described as a treatment option for malalignment in the older, less active adult and has shown promising results in a younger, more active population. Osteotomies for instability are more controversial and should be considered in more complex injury patterns.

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    Michelle Wolcott, Shaun Traub & Chad Efird

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Wolcott, M., Traub, S. & Efird, C. High tibial osteotomies in the young active patient. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 34, 161–166 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-009-0944-5

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