High tibial osteotomy versus unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for Kellgren–Lawrence grade 3–4 knee osteoarthritis in younger patients: comparable improvements in patient‐reported outcomes, adjusted for osteoarthritis grade and sex

Abstract

UKA patients had better OKS scores, pain and satisfaction scores over time than HTO patients. However, the observed differences were below their established minimal clinically important differences. Therefore, from the patients' perspective, HTO did not appear to be inferior to UKA under the indications outlined in this study. Level of evidence Level IV.