J Korean Orthop Assoc.  2008 Jun;43(3):391-395. 10.4055/jkoa.2008.43.3.391.

Severe Genu Recurvatum after a Closing-wedge High Tibial Osteotomy: A Case Report

• Ahn JM
• Suh JT

• KMID: 2186458
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.2008.43.3.391

Abstract

Although a closing wedge high tibial osteotomy can decrease the posterior tibial slope, there are no reports of severe genu recurvatum after a closing wedge osteotomy that required corrective surgery. A 54-year-old male with medial compartment osteoarthritis and genu varum was treated with a closing wedge high tibial osteotomy in another hospital, which led to severe recurvatum because of surgical failure. He complained of knee pain and a severe deformity, but of which were corrected by an open wedge corrective osteotomy, a two-wedge bicortical autograft reconstruction, and double plate fixation. Surgeons should pay close attention to both varus deformity correction and changes in the posterior tibial slope during a closing wedge high tibial osteotomy.

Keyword

Genu recurvatum; Closing wedge high tibial osteotomy

MeSH Terms

Congenital Abnormalities
Genu Varum
Humans
Knee
Male
Middle Aged
Osteoarthritis
Osteotomy