Revisiting two thousand hinge fractures in open wedge high tibial osteotomy with a fifty years review: the oscillating saw cannot replace the traditional “ear-hand” dialogue between osteotome and hammer to estimate the elastic modulus of bone

Background: Hinge fracture on the lateral part of the tibia (LHF) is a common complication of medial Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy (OWHTO). Many factors have been described as risks for these fractures, but no study has compared an osteotome or an oscillating saw to prevent LHF following OWHTO. M...

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Main Authors: Bastard Claire, Haiat Guillaume, Hernigou Philippe
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Published: EDP Sciences 2025-01-01
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description Background: Hinge fracture on the lateral part of the tibia (LHF) is a common complication of medial Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy (OWHTO). Many factors have been described as risks for these fractures, but no study has compared an osteotome or an oscillating saw to prevent LHF following OWHTO. Methods: This “propensity-score-matched” (PSM) study was conducted from data obtained in the literature from 1974 to November 2024. A total of 10,368 knees with OWHTO were identified. After 1:1 matching based on correction amount, posterior slope change, surgeon’s experience, the osteotome and oscillating groups comprised 2760 knees each. Results: Among the 5520 knees of the PSM population, the prevalence of LHF was 6.1% in the osteotome alone group (168 cases), and 22% in the oscillating saw group (607 cases). The osteotome group had a significant lower prevalence of hinge fracture than the oscillating saw group (OR, 0.23; 95% CI, 0.19 to 0.27; p < 0.0001) and a lower rate of clinically relevant hinge fractures with revision (OR, 0.34; 95% CI, 0.25 to 0.45; p < 0.001. Discussion: The osteotome may be an appropriate method for preventing hinge fractures following OWHTO.
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spelling doaj-art-3b45a76fcb3c43e08cc4d065cca545852025-02-07T08:31:26ZengEDP SciencesSICOT-J2426-88872025-01-0111510.1051/sicotj/2024060sicotj240133Revisiting two thousand hinge fractures in open wedge high tibial osteotomy with a fifty years review: the oscillating saw cannot replace the traditional “ear-hand” dialogue between osteotome and hammer to estimate the elastic modulus of boneBastard Claire0Haiat Guillaume1Hernigou Philippe2Hôpital Saint-AntoineCNRS, Université Gustave Eiffel, University Paris East (UPEC)Hospital Henri Mondor, University Paris East (UPEC)Background: Hinge fracture on the lateral part of the tibia (LHF) is a common complication of medial Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy (OWHTO). Many factors have been described as risks for these fractures, but no study has compared an osteotome or an oscillating saw to prevent LHF following OWHTO. Methods: This “propensity-score-matched” (PSM) study was conducted from data obtained in the literature from 1974 to November 2024. A total of 10,368 knees with OWHTO were identified. After 1:1 matching based on correction amount, posterior slope change, surgeon’s experience, the osteotome and oscillating groups comprised 2760 knees each. Results: Among the 5520 knees of the PSM population, the prevalence of LHF was 6.1% in the osteotome alone group (168 cases), and 22% in the oscillating saw group (607 cases). The osteotome group had a significant lower prevalence of hinge fracture than the oscillating saw group (OR, 0.23; 95% CI, 0.19 to 0.27; p < 0.0001) and a lower rate of clinically relevant hinge fractures with revision (OR, 0.34; 95% CI, 0.25 to 0.45; p < 0.001. Discussion: The osteotome may be an appropriate method for preventing hinge fractures following OWHTO.https://www.sicot-j.org/articles/sicotj/full_html/2025/01/sicotj240133/sicotj240133.htmlhigh tibial osteotomyopen wedgeopening wedgehinge fractureosteotomeoscillating sawimpact-based analysis methodinstrumented hammerpiezoelectric force sensor
spellingShingle Bastard Claire
Haiat Guillaume
Hernigou Philippe
Revisiting two thousand hinge fractures in open wedge high tibial osteotomy with a fifty years review: the oscillating saw cannot replace the traditional “ear-hand” dialogue between osteotome and hammer to estimate the elastic modulus of bone
SICOT-J
high tibial osteotomy
open wedge
opening wedge
hinge fracture
osteotome
oscillating saw
impact-based analysis method
instrumented hammer
piezoelectric force sensor
title Revisiting two thousand hinge fractures in open wedge high tibial osteotomy with a fifty years review: the oscillating saw cannot replace the traditional “ear-hand” dialogue between osteotome and hammer to estimate the elastic modulus of bone
title_full Revisiting two thousand hinge fractures in open wedge high tibial osteotomy with a fifty years review: the oscillating saw cannot replace the traditional “ear-hand” dialogue between osteotome and hammer to estimate the elastic modulus of bone
title_fullStr Revisiting two thousand hinge fractures in open wedge high tibial osteotomy with a fifty years review: the oscillating saw cannot replace the traditional “ear-hand” dialogue between osteotome and hammer to estimate the elastic modulus of bone
title_full_unstemmed Revisiting two thousand hinge fractures in open wedge high tibial osteotomy with a fifty years review: the oscillating saw cannot replace the traditional “ear-hand” dialogue between osteotome and hammer to estimate the elastic modulus of bone
title_short Revisiting two thousand hinge fractures in open wedge high tibial osteotomy with a fifty years review: the oscillating saw cannot replace the traditional “ear-hand” dialogue between osteotome and hammer to estimate the elastic modulus of bone
title_sort revisiting two thousand hinge fractures in open wedge high tibial osteotomy with a fifty years review the oscillating saw cannot replace the traditional ear hand dialogue between osteotome and hammer to estimate the elastic modulus of bone
topic high tibial osteotomy
open wedge
opening wedge
hinge fracture
osteotome
oscillating saw
impact-based analysis method
instrumented hammer
piezoelectric force sensor
url https://www.sicot-j.org/articles/sicotj/full_html/2025/01/sicotj240133/sicotj240133.html
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