Frecuencia de genu valgo artrósico severo en pacientes sometidos a artroplastia total primaria de rodilla

Abstract

Gonarthrosis is a frequent pathology, especially in the elderly female. The usual deformity is a genu varus, its resolution is generally carried out with a primary prosthesis; the valgus deformity is less frequent, especially extreme valgus. At the Eugenio Espejo Specialty Hospital in Quito-Ecuador, from September 1 to October 27, 2022, 28 prosthetic knee surgeries were performed, one of them was placed on a patient with severe genu valgum of 28 degrees. It is concluded that the presence of severe genu valgum is less frequent in our environment. Severe genu valgum requires a prudent surgical approach and can be resolved with primary prostheses.