Simultaneous knee arthroscopy and fibular ostectomy: a case report

Abstract

Background: knee is one of the joints most affected by osteoarthritis, associated to angular deformities especially the varus, which makes treatment even more difficult. Objective: to show a case report of a patient with knee osteoarthritis and varus deformity treated by simultaneous arthroscopy and proximal fibular ostectomy. Clinical case: a 64 year-old, white woman, without health morbid antecedents, was taken to the outpatient department complaining of left knee pain for a year, the pain gets worse with physical activities and reliefs with rest, pain killers and non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Simple X Rays showed varus deformity of both knees more accentuated in the left one. Because of patient condition, she underwent surgery where it was performed a combined and simultaneous arthroscopy and proximal fibular ostectomy. Conclusions: the technique is a useful, while combining two procedures in one, and it is feasible and reproducible in institutions with arthroscopic service training. DeCS: OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; GENU VARUM/surgery; ARTHROSCOPY/methods; OSTEOTOMY /methods; FIBULA /surgery.

Keywords

• ar- artrosis de la rodilla opp- ostectomía proximal del peroné eda- enfermedad degenerativa articular