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. 2009 Aug 27;34(2):201–207. doi: 10.1007/s00264-009-0861-7

Table 1.

Baseline parameters

Parameter Open wedge osteotomy (n = 25) Closed wedge osteotomy (n = 25) Total group (n = 50)
Male/female 14/11 16/9 30/20
Age (y) 47.0 (8.5) 49.8 (7.4) 48.4 (8.0)
BMI (kg/m2) 29.7 (4.2) 28.4 (2.9) 29.0 (3.7)
HKA varus angle (°) 4.3 (2.2) 4.1 (2.1) 4.1 (2.4)
WOMAC (0–96) 51.9 (18.5) 46.5 (14.9) 49.2 (16.9)
KS (0–200) 111.7 (24.1) 113.6 (15.9) 112.6 (20.2)
VAS knee pain (0–10) 6.6 (1.7) 6.4 (1.3) 6.5 (1.5)
VAS satisfaction (0–10) 2.3 (1.8) 2.8 (1.8) 2.6 (1.8)
Medial laxity (°) 5.5 (1.8) 5.4 (1.2) 5.5 (1.5)
Lateral laxity (°) 5.2 (1.1) 5.2 (1.3) 5.2 (1.2)
Caton Index 1.0 (0.2) 1.0 (0.2) 1.0 (0.2)

BMI body mass index, HKA hip-knee-ankle, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index, KS Knee Society score, VAS visual analogue scale

Values given as mean (standard deviation)