Surgical accuracy of coronal and sagittal alignment in conventional closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy after computer-assisted surgery experience

Abstract Background Although intraoperative navigation can improve the surgeon’s proficiency, no studies have analyzed postoperative outcomes of high tibial osteotomy (HTO) after computer-assisted surgery (CAS) experience. The present study compared the clinical and radiographic results between conventional and CAS closed-wedge (CW) HTOs after CAS experience. Methods Each of the 50 conventional and CAS CW HTOs performed by single surgeon between 2015 and 2017 were included. The surgeon had experience of 140 cases of CAS CW HTOs before the study period. The groups were not different in terms of demographics. Clinically, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and range of motion (ROM) were investigated. Radiographically, the mechanical axis (MA), change in posterior tibial slope angle (PTS), and parallel angle were evaluated. The proportions of inlier groups for the postoperative MA (within valgus 2° ± 3°), change in the PTS (within ± 3°), and parallel angle (