Fig. 2

Comparison between preoperative and 2-year postoperative states in a 59-year-old man who underwent HTO on the right knee. A: preoperative state with KL grade III; B: 2-year postoperative state after hardware removal with KL grade II; C: preoperative state with HKA 5° angle; D: postoperative state with HKA − 1.5° angle. KL, Kellgren–Lawrence grading; HKA, Hip–knee–ankle; HTO, High tibial osteotomy