Day: July 23, 2025

Optimizing Outcomes in Distal Femoral Osteotomy: Is Internal Fixation the Superior Choice?

1. Introduction Distal femoral osteotomy (DFO) is an essential surgical procedure for correcting angular deformities of the distal femur, commonly due to malunion, adolescent Blount disease, metabolic conditions, osteoarthritis, or idiopathic origins. These deformities significantly disrupt mechanical axis alignment, placing abnormal stress on knee cartilage and potentially accelerating the progression of osteoarthritis. Over the past […]