The stability of three commercially available implants used in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy.

This biomechanical study tested three commercially available fixation devices for medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO). A medial opening wedge HTO model was created on replicate tibias. Fixation was achieved with one of three fixation devices: VS Osteotomy plate (EBI, Parsippany, NJ), Arthrex Osteotomy plate (Arthrex, Naples, Fla), and OsteoTrac plate (DJ Orthopedics Inc, Vista, Calif).

The effect of lateral cortex disruption and repair on the stability of the medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy.

Background: Medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy is gaining popularity as a treatment option for medial compartment degenerative disease in the young, active patient. One of the potential technical pitfalls of this procedure is inadvertent disruption of the lateral tibial cortex during distraction at the osteotomy site.

Purpose: (1) To investigate the effect of lateral cortex disruption on stability during medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy and (2) to evaluate 3 different methods of repair of the disrupted lateral cortex.

Glenoid inclination is associated with full-thickness rotator cuff tears.

Anatomic factors, such as a hooked acromion, have been associated with rotator cuff disorders. Orientation of the glenoid relative to the scapula has been implicated in shoulder instability, but it has not been linked to rotator cuff disorders. The purpose of the current study was to test the hypothesis that superior inclination of the glenoid is associated with full-thickness rotator cuff tears.