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Mechanical stability of the proximal tibia with different bone formations after plate removal in medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy: a finite element analysis

Authors
 Chul-Young Jang  ;  Kyoung-Tak Kang  ;  Hyongtaek Hong  ;  Min Jung  ;  Sungjun Kim  ;  Je-Hyun Yoo  ;  Sung-Hwan Kim 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND RESEARCH, Vol.19(1) : 850, 2024-12 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND RESEARCH
Issue Date
2024-12
MeSH
Biomechanical Phenomena ; Bone Plates* ; Device Removal / methods ; Finite Element Analysis* ; Humans ; Osteogenesis / physiology ; Osteotomy* / methods ; Stress, Mechanical ; Tibia* / surgery
Keywords
Finite element analysis ; High tibial osteotomy ; Optimal timing ; Plate removal
Abstract
Background: No clear agreement exists on the degree of bone formation required to remove a metal plate without correction loss after medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO). We aimed to investigate the mechanical stability of the proximal tibia with different bone formations after plate removal in MOWHTO using finite element models and determine the extent of bone formation when the plate can be removed without correction loss.

Methods: The MOWHTO models with 5, 10, and 15 mm opening gaps were generated. The mechanical stability of proximal tibial models with different extents of bone formation (from the lateral cortex of the osteotomy wedge to 20% (zone 1), 40% (zone 2), 50% (zone 2.5), 60% (zone 3), 70% (zone 3.5), 80% (zone 4), and 100% bone formation medially) after plate removal was analyzed using finite element analysis. Bone stress and strain and micromotion were evaluated to investigate fracture risk and bone stability, respectively, in various types of tibial models.

Results: Peak von Mises stress was lower than yield strength when bone formation reached zone 3.5 (70%) or more in 5- and 10-mm osteotomy gap models, and zone 4 (80%) or more in a 15-mm gap model. Maximal principal strains were lower than 6,130 microstrain when bone formation reaches zone 3.5 (70%) or more in models with osteotomy gaps of 5, 10, and 15 mm.

Conclusions: This indicates that plate removal without correction loss after MOWHTO may be possible when bone formation reaches zone 3.5 (> 70%) or more during 5- and 10-mm osteotomy gap corrections, and zone 4 (> 80%) or more during 15-mm gap correction. The present study results suggest that it would be safer to perform plate removal after obtaining sufficient bone formation rather than performing it near the osteotomy gap center (50%) to avoid correction loss considering both coronal and sagittal plane aspects.
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DOI
10.1186/s13018-024-05373-9
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery (정형외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiology (영상의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Sungjun(김성준) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7876-7901
Kim, Sung Hwan(김성환) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5743-6241
Jung, Min(정민) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7527-4802
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/201556
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