Quality of life in patients with varus gonarthrosis treated with high tibial osteotomy using the circular external fixator

GÜNEŞ T., Erdem M., Bostan B., Yeniel K., ŞEN C.

KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.311-316, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00167-007-0473-y
  • Dergi Adı: KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.311-316
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: quality of life, SF-36, varus gonarthrosis, Ilizarov, surgery, MEDIAL COMPARTMENT OSTEOARTHRITIS, SF-36 HEALTH SURVEY, 36-ITEM SHORT-FORM, KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS, IQOLA PROJECT, ILIZAROV, DISEASE, HIP
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Generally, surgeon-driven musculoskeletal evaluation systems are used for evaluating outcomes of patients who are treated with high tibial osteotomy. In this study, we investigated the effects of high tibial osteotomy using circular external fixator on quality of life. Twenty-one high tibial osteotomy of 19 patients were evaluated. Quality of life assessment was made using Short Form -36 at preoperative, before fixator removal and 6 months after fixator removal. After applying fixator, the physical function and physical role scores of Short Form-36 decreased and emotional role score did not improve. In other categories, significant improvements were observed when fixator in place. At the sixth month after fixator removal, significant improvements were dedected in all categories of Short Form-36. Although there was a decrease in physical functions after fixator application in patients who were treated with high tibial osteotomy using circular external fixator, significant improvement occurred in quality of life after fixator removal.