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Clinical and radiological assessments were conducted preoperatively and at the final follow\u2010up. The final follow\u2010up referred to the last documented visit at which outcome measures were available. The radiological quadriceps angle (rQ angle) was measured using computed tomography (CT). The distribution of subchondral bone density on trochlear and patella was examined using CT osteoabsorptiometry. The lateral ratio was calculated as the proportion of high\u2010density areas (HDAs) in the lateral compartments relative to the total HDAs across compartments of trochlea and patella. The paired Student's\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      test and Pearson's correlation analysis were used to test for significance (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Seventeen knees (17 patients; mean age, 48 years) were included. Following MCW\u2010DFVO, the mean postoperative Lysholm score significantly improved at the final follow\u2010up (mean, 29.2 months; range, 14\u201365 months). The mean lateral ratio of the trochlea and patella notably declined from 69% to 50% and 69% to 56%, respectively (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.004 and\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.041). Changes in trochlear lateral ratio were significantly correlated with changes in the hip\u2013knee\u2013ankle angle, mechanical axis, rQ angle and lateral shift ratio (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.027,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.031,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.024 and\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.008, respectively).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MCW\u2010DFVO induced a redistribution of HDA from lateral to medial PF articular surface. Moreover, degree of PF alignment correction post\u2010MCW\u2010DFVO was linked to shifts in HDA distribution. MCW\u2010DFVO alters PF joint stress distribution by reducing lateral compartment loading, supporting its use in valgus knees with PF mal\u2010tracking or overload.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Level IV, case series.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/jeo2.70689","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,20]],"date-time":"2026-04-20T16:41:06Z","timestamp":1776703266000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Medial closing wedge distal femoral varus osteotomy alters the stress distribution pattern of the patellofemoral joint: An evaluation using computed tomography osteoabsorptiometry"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-0037-470X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Masanari","family":"Hamasaki","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2139-5059","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eiji","family":"Kondo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Sports Medicine Hokkaido University Hospital Sapporo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Koji","family":"Iwasaki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Functional Reconstruction for the Knee Joint, Faculty of Medicine Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuki","family":"Suzuki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masatake","family":"Matsuoka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tomohiro","family":"Onodera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Daisuke","family":"Momma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Sports Medicine Hokkaido University Hospital Sapporo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Masayuki","family":"Inoue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery NTT East Japan Sapporo Hospital Sapporo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kazunori","family":"Yasuda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Yagi Orthopaedic Hospital Sapporo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tomonori","family":"Yagi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Yagi Orthopaedic Hospital Sapporo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Norimasa","family":"Iwasaki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine Hokkaido University Sapporo Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.knee.2020.02.001"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.eats.2021.03.013"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00132-014-3007-6"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/art.20348"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","first-page":"317","article-title":"Patella infera. 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