Paper 34: Supratubercle Anterior Closing Wedge Osteotomy: No Change in Patellar Height, Compared to Decreased Height for Medial Opening Wedge Proximal Tibial Osteotomy, and Significant Decreases in Anterior Tibial Translation at Six Months Postoperatively

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to radiographically assess changes in 1) patellar height, 2) anterior tibial translation (ATT), and 3) posterior tibial slope following supratubercle ACW-PTO and to compare changes in patellar height to a cohort of medial opening proximal tibial osteotomies (MOW-PTO). Methods: Patients who underwent supratubercle ACW-PTO by a single surgeon from July 2019-February 2023 were included. Institutional Review Board approval was obtained for this study. Radiographic assessment at four time points (preoperative, postoperative day 1, 3 months and 6 months) of patellar height (via the Caton Dechamps and Insall Salvati ratios), posterior tibial slope, and anterior tibial translation of the lateral tibial plateau relative to the lateral femoral condyle was completed. A comparison cohort of patients undergoing MOW-PTO was included for comparison of patellar height. Results: Patellar height averages ( n=16) after ACW-PTO using the Caton-Deschamps ratio (Figure 1) demonstrated a significant increase in patellar height on postoperative day 1 ( p=0.004), but were not significantly different at 3 and 6 months postoperatively (Table 2). Conversely, averages of patellar height after MOW-PTO ( n=28) demonstrated no difference on postoperative day 1, but then was significantly decreased by 6 months postoperatively ( p=0.005) (Table 1). There was a significant difference between the closing and opening-wedge cohorts when comparing the difference in patellar height using the CD ratio between preoperative and 6 months ( p=0.011). Anterior tibial translation in the ACW-PTO cohort was significantly decreased by an average of 9.0 mm from preoperative to postoperative values ( p<<0.001) (Figure 2). Posterior tibial slope in the ACW-PTO cohort was significantly decreased by an average of 11.8° from preoperative to postoperative values ( p<<0.001). Conclusions: Supratubercle ACW-PTO performed for ACL failure in the setting of increased tibial slope did not induce significant changes in patellar height postoperatively. Furthermore, following ACW-PTO there was a significant decrease in anterior tibial translation and posterior tibial slope.

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