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Table 3 The proportion of cases with a postoperative total leg length change > 6 mm

From: Radiologic simulation of leg length change after double level osteotomy in preoperative surgical planning

Procedure

The proportion of cases with a postoperative total leg length change > 6 mm

LCWDFO + MOWHTO

72.7% (32/44knees)

LCWDFO + LCWHTO

2.3% (1/44knees)

MOWDFO + MOWHTO

100% (44/44knees)

MOWDFO + LCWHTO

6.8% (3/44knees)

P value for all group

< 0.001

P value for pairwise comparison

 

LCWDFO + MOWHTO vs LCWDFO + LCWHTO

< 0.001

LCWDFO + MOWHTO vs MOWDFO + MOWHTO

n.s

LCWDFO + MOWHTO vs MOWDFO + LCWHTO

< 0.001

LCWDFO + LCWHTO vs MOWDFO + MOWHTO

< 0.001

LCWDFO + LCWHTO vs MOWDFO + LCWHTO

n.s

MOWDFO + MOWHTO vs MOWDFO + LCWHTO

< 0.001

  1. LCWDFO: lateral closed wedge distal femoral osteotomy; MOWHTO: medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy; LCWHTO: lateral closed wedge high tibial osteotomy; MOWDFO: medial open wedge distal femoral osteotomy