Postoperative improvement in patient‐reported outcomes after neutral alignment medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis in patients aged ≥70 years versus younger patients

Abstract Purpose To compare the postoperative clinical and radiological outcomes in patients aged ≥70 years following neutral alignment medial opening‐wedge high tibial osteotomy (NA‐MOWHTO) for medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (KOA) to those observed in younger patients. Methods The data of patients who underwent NA‐MOWHTO for medial compartment KOA between September 2018 and June 2022 were retrospectively analysed. The patients were categorised into groups Y (