Abstract :
Background: Osteoarthritis of knee is a common joint disease, with a prevalence of about 30 percent of
individuals older than 60 years of age. Medial compartmental OA Knee, is by far the most prevalent
variant of degenerative tibio-femoral joint disease and makes upto 90% of uni-compartment knee OA.
Proximal Fibular Osteotomy (PFO), which essentially is resection of upper fibular diaphysis, had
become increasingly adopted for the surgical intervention in the last decade. Aim: To Assess the
functional and radiological Outcome In Patients Who Had Medial Compartment Knee Arthritis
following Proximal Fibular Osteotomy. Materials and methods: The study was done in the Department
of Orthopaedics, at Chettinad Hospital & Research institute, Tamil Nadu. The study population included
total 22 cases with knee medial compartmental osteoarthritis and underwent Proximal Fibular
Osteotomy. Results: In our study, mean age group of cases was 52.51 years. The mean post-operative
VAS was 1.4 which was significantly lesser than pre-operative value. Significant improvement in the
functional and clinical outcome, was observed. The post-operative medial joint space and knee joint
ratio, were significantly enhanced.Conclusion: PFO is a suitable option for pain relief, as well as to
achieve a painless knee ROM to benefit activities of daily life in patients with medial compartment
osteoarthritis.
Keyword :
Proximal Fibular Osteotomy, Medial Compartment, Knee Osteoarthritis