Knee osteotomy: navigation guided and arthroscopy assisted.

ABSTRACT

The aim of this work is to describe the procedure used, which combines navigation, arthroscopy and fluoroscopic control, and to evaluate its usefulness in complex osteotomies around the knee. The consolidation of the osteotomy was obtained without complications by obtaining a correct axis of the limb in three spatial planes. This is a precise and reproducible technique. It does not need computer support, associated with specific navigation. Simultaneous arthroscopy also allows the correction of certain intra-articular defects in the same operation, and the precise evaluation of the cartilage's state.