Background: Arthrosis of the knee joint is one of the most common diseases in elderly patients with varus deformity. One of the treatment methods is corrective osteotomy.
Aims: optimization of the diagnosis of deformities in patients with gonarthrosis, improvement of the technique of operation and postoperative control of the main reference lines and angles, assessment of correction results, analysis of complications. .
Materials and methods: Under observation were 39 patients, who performed 78 operations on both legs simultaneously. In all cases, tibia bone osteotomies and osteosynthesis with Ilizarov apparatus were used. All patients underwent x-ray of the legs along the entire length with the definition of the main reference lines and angles. .
Results: In all cases, it was possible to normalize the position of the mechanical axis and the angle of orientation of the knee joint. After surgery, the wounds were not sutured for the prevention of compartment syndrome. Correction was performed simultaneously in elderly patients, gradually in young patients. The fixation period by Ilizarov apparatus was 16.6 + 3.1 weeks. .
Conclusions: The Ilizarov method has significant advantages: low invasiveness, stable fixation, absence of foreign bodies at the end of treatment. This allows us to recommend it for wider use in patients with gonarthrosis and varus deformity.
Keywords: Knee Osteoarthritis, ilizarov method, Genu Varus, Osteoarthritis of the Knee .