TY  - JOUR
T1  - The middle-term results of proximal fibular osteotomy and percutaneous drilling in the treatment of gonarthrosis
AU  - Karapınar, Sefa Erdem
AU  - Bayindir, Abdurahman
AU  - Dinçer, Recep
AU  - Atay, Tolga
AU  - Baykal, Yakup Barbaros
AU  - Kırdemir, Vecihi
AU  - Baydar, Metin Lutfi
PY  - 2025
DA  - September
Y2  - 2025
JF  - Deneysel ve Klinik Tıp Dergisi
JO  - J. Exp. Clin. Med.
PB  - Ondokuz Mayıs University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1309-4483
SP  - 296
EP  - 302
VL  - 42
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - This study aimed to investigate the radiographic and functional results of proximal fibular osteotomy (PFO) and percutaneous drilling techniques performed on patients with medial gonarthrosis. This study included 420 knees of 230 patients who underwent surgery in the orthopaedics and traumatology clinic between January 2019 and January 2022. The demographic data of the patients, including age and body mass index (BMI), were recorded together with the joint range of movement, joint space ratio and femorotibial angles. The patients were evaluated using the VAS for pain, WOMAC, Lysholm Knee Score for functionality, and the Short-Form 12 for quality of life. The patients treated with PFO and subchondral drilling comprised 46% females and 54% males with a mean age of 57.08 years, a mean BMI of 31.5 kg/m2, and a mean follow-up period of 24.96±6.05 months. Compared to the preoperative period, there was a statistically significant improvement in postoperative pain, functionality, quality of life, joint range of movement, joint space ratio, and femorotibial angle (p
KW  - Genu varus
KW  - Medial Gonarthrosis
KW  - Proximal Fibular Osteotomy
KW  - Subchondral Drilling
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