Soft Tissue Stabilization of the Hinge Position for Lateral Closing-Wedge Distal Femoral Osteotomy : An Anatomic Study

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Background: Soft tissue plays an important role in stabilizing the hinge point for osteotomy around the knee. However, insufficient data are available on the anatomic features of the soft tissue around the hinge position for lateral closing-wedge distal femoral osteotomy (LCWDFO).

Purpose: To (1) anatomically analyze the soft tissue around the hinge position for LCWDFO, (2) histologically analyze the soft tissue based on the anatomic analysis results, and (3) radiologically define the appropriate hinge point to prevent unstable hinge fracture based on the results of the anatomic and histological analyses.

Study Design: Descriptive laboratory study.

Methods: In 20 cadaveric knees (age, 82.7 ± 7.8 years; range, 60-96 years), the soft tissue of the distal medial side of the femur was anatomically analyzed. The thicknesses of the periosteum and direct insertion of the adductor tendon (AT) were histologically examined and measured using an electron microscope. The thickness of the periosteum was visualized graphically, and the graph of the periosteum and radiograph of the knee were overlaid using image editing software. The appropriate hinge position was determined based on the periosteal thickness and attachment of the AT.

Results: The mean thickness of the periosteum of the metaphysis was 352.7 ± 58.6 µm (range, 213.6-503.4 µm). The overlaid graph and radiograph revealed that the thickness of the periosteum changed at the part corresponding to the transition between the diaphyseal and metaphyseal ends of the femur. The mean width of the AT attached to the distal medial femur from the adductor tubercle toward the distal direction was 7.9 ± 1.3 mm (range, 6.3-9.7 mm).

Conclusion: Results indicated that the periosteum and AT support the hinge for LCWDFO within the area surrounded by the apex of the adductor tubercle and the upper border of the posterior part of the lateral femoral condyle.

Clinical Relevance: When the hinge point is located within the area surrounded by the apex of the adductor tubercle and the upper border of the posterior part of the lateral femoral condyle, these soft tissues work as stabilizers, and there is no risk of cutting into the joint space.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine - 12(2024), 3 vom: 28. März, Seite 23259671241233014

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Oda, Taiga [VerfasserIn]
Maeyama, Akira [VerfasserIn]
Ishimatsu, Tetsuro [VerfasserIn]
Tachibana, Katsuro [VerfasserIn]
Yoshimitsu, Kengo [VerfasserIn]
Yamamoto, Takuaki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adductor tendon
Attachment
Hinge point
Journal Article
Lateral closing-wedge distal femoral osteotomy
Periosteum

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/23259671241233014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369999010