FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME OF PROXIMAL SEGMENTAL FIBULAR RESECTION IN MEDIAL COMPARTMENT KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joint is the commonest form of OA. It occurs commonly in the medial compartment because of a preponderance of varus knees. High tibial osteotomy, total knee replacement and unicompartmental knee replacement are technically demanding procedures, while proximal segmental fibular resection (PSFR) significantly relieves pain and improves joint function in knee osteoarthritis (OA). This study was conducted at the department of traumatology and orthopedics at the Belarusian state medical university. The objective of this study was to assess functional outcomes after PSFR and its correlation with bone mineral density.

23 patients with unicompartmental OA with varus deformity were included in the study. Inclusion criteria included patients with moderate-to-severe symptomatic medial unicompartmental OA of the knee, who had an indication for a surgical procedure, and who were able to give informed consent for the surgery. Exclusion criteria included patients with posttraumatic knee OA or inflammatory joint disease and patients with a history of previous operations or fractures the primary outcome was measured by calculating the ratio of knee joint space. The secondary outcome measure was pain measured by the visual analog scale (VAS).

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