Tibial condylar valgus osteotomy (TCVO) is an intra-articular proximal tibial osteotomy developed in 1989 and has since been used for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA) associated with genu varum. This article describes the surgical technique and clinical results of TCVO. TCVO can be used for all grades of varus knee OA in patients of any age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTeramoto distal tibial oblique osteotomy (DTOO) is a joint-preserving surgery for ankle osteoarthritis (AOA). However, there are few articles on the radiological assessment of DTOO. The purpose of this study was to report the clinical outcomes and radiological evaluations of weight-bearing radiographs before and after DTOO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Traumatic osteoarthritis of the ankle joint caused after malleolar fractures of the ankle and tibial plafond fractures are frequently observed in comparatively young and highly active patients. Since the ankle movement in these patients is in general, comparatively favorable, orthopedists may sometimes have difficulty in deciding on a treatment policy. In our department, when treating traumatic osteoarthritis patients having a movable range within their ankle joints, we proactively applied distal tibial oblique osteotomy (DTOO) developed by Dr.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: There are currently no robust methods for accurately localizing the infection focus of osteomyelitis. Accumulation of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is nonspecific, and it is well-known that it can indicate inflammatory cells and sites of inflammation, and its effectiveness in detecting osteomyelitis has been reported recently. However, the optimal cut-off value for the Standardized Uptake Value (SUV) in detecting the focus of osteomyelitis through 18F-FDG-PET/CT is not known.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA severely comminuted and contaminated open tibial pilon fracture is one of the most challenging fractures we face. Although nowadays conducting multiple operations over various stages is a common treatment option taking into account the possibility of soft tissue damage, a gold standard protocol for severe pilon fractures has not yet been established. This case concerns a 56-year-old gentleman who suffered a severely comminuted and contaminated Gustilo 3b open tibial pilon fracture (AO 43C3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe have devised a medial peri-articular osteotomy, the distal tibial oblique osteotomy (DTOO), and have used this technique since 1994 for ankle osteoarthritis of advanced and late stages associated with varus inclination. This report describes the surgical technique and its applicability. DTOO can be used for cases of varus ankle osteoarthritis with a range of the ankle joint movement of at least 10° or more.
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