Abstract:Abstract: Objective To investigate the influence of minimally invasive osteotomy on clinical efficacy and satisfaction of patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Methods 140 patients with medial compartment KOA were chosen from January 2016 to June 2017 and randomly divided into two groups including control group (70 patients) with conventional osteotomy and experiment group (70 patients) with minimally invasive osteotomy; and the postoperative satisfaction, the medial space, valgus angle, WOMAC score, Lysholm score and the levels of serum MMP-1, MMP-3 before and after operation and postoperative complications incidence of the both two groups were compared. Results There was no significant difference in the postoperative satisfaction between the two groups (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference in the medial space and valgus angle between the two groups (P > 0.05). The WOMAC score and Lysholm score after operation of experiment group were significantly better than that in control group and before operation (P < 0.05). The levels of serum MMP-1, MMP-3 after operation of experiment group were significantly lower than that in control group and before operation (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of knee weakness in early stage between 2 groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion Compared with conventional osteotomy, minimally invasive osteotomy in the treatment of patients with medial compartment KOA can efficiently relieve related symptoms and improve limb movement function and be helpful to reduce serum MMPs levels.