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SUBMITTER: Kim JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5544741 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Jun-Ho JH Kim Hyun-Jung HJ Lee Dae-Hee DH
Scientific reports 20170804 1
This meta-analysis was designed to compare the longevity of the survivorship of opening versus closing wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO). All studies reporting survival rates in patients who underwent open or closed wedge HTO with more than 5-year follow-up duration were included in the meta-analysis. Survival time was considered as time to conversion to TKA. Twenty three studies were included in meta-analysis, 20 of which were of level IV evidence. The pooled 5-year survival rates were 95.1% (9 ...[more]