BACKGROUND Optimal leg alignment is the goal of tibial osteotomy. The Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) and the Ilizarov method enable gradual realignment of angulation and translation in the coronal, sagittal, and axial planes, therefore, the term six-axis correction. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We asked whether this approach would allow precise correction of tibial deformities. METHODS We retrospectively...

INTRODUCTION Knee deformity associated with osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common complications seen in patients referred to orthopaedic surgeons. High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is an accepted method for treatment of medial knee osteoarthritis with varus deformity. The aim of this study was to compare results of osteotomy methods in patients with genu varum (GV) deformity. METHODS In thi...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The objective of the study was to find out to what extent anatomical changes due to high osteotomy of the tibia affect knee function after total knee arthroplasty. MATERIAL Of the patients with knee osteoarthritis treated by cemented total PFC prostheses in 1995, two groups were selected. Group I consisted of 50 patients who had knee replacement without previous tibial os...