Editorial Commentary: Patient-Specific Instrumentation for Knee High Tibial Osteotomy Addresses the Bony but Not the Soft-Tissue Aspect of Deformity Correction.

Abstract

Both bony and soft-tissue components should be considered during preoperative planning and intraoperative performance of knee high tibial osteotomy to achieve accurate correction. 3D-printed patient-specific instrumentation may aid in addressing the bony component. Even with appropriate preoperative planning for bony and soft-tissue correction, appropriate adjustments must be made intraoperatively to achieve successful outcomes, and accurate correction is impossible unless the soft-tissue component is considered.