Open Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with Distal Tubercle Osteotomy Lessens Change in Patellar Position

Table 3

The amount of change for radiographic measurements by operative group.

Variables	OWHTO ()	OWHTO/DTO ()	value
Insall-Salvati	−0.05 ± 0.08	−0.02 ± 0.20	0.408
Modified Insall-Salvati	−0.08 ± 0.14	0.00 ± 0.09	0.002
Blackburne-Peel	−0.09 ± 0.09	−0.04 ± 0.13	0.037
Caton-Deschamps	−0.10 ± 0.09	−0.04 ± 0.11	0.008
Modified Miura-Kawamura	−0.08 ± 0.09	−0.01 ± 0.12	0.010
Tibial slope (degrees)	0.78 ± 3.06	0.47 ± 3.95	0.705
Lateral patella tilt (degrees)	−2.06 ± 1.76	−1.41 ± 2.14	0.218
Lateral patella shift	−0.01 ± 0.03	−0.01 ± 0.03	0.661

Values expressed as mean SD; OWHTO, open wedge high tibial osteotomy; DTO, distal tubercle osteotomy.