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Written by Garotta Lorenzo

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The image #1 shows a patient who was operated on, for an osteotomy of the left knee. The left leg is well aligned. The arrow shows where the weight of the body is resting more on the healthy external compartment, thus relieving the weakened cartilage of the internal compartment. An osteotomy of the tibia can relieve the pain in the knee (for a period of 10 to 15 years) and it can provide the patient with a "normal" knee, even for taking part in sports activities. Osteotomy gives good results when osteoarthritis is not very advanced, when only one compartment is affected, when there is a lower linb deformity (in varus or in valgus) and if the patient is relatively young (40 – 50 years -old).

The images #2 and 3 show x-rays of a knee osteotomy on the tibia: radiological consolidation has been obtained. The osteotomy was fixed with a plate and screws: the solidity of this assembly allows an immediate rehabilitation after the intervention..

The images # 4 and 5 show a patient 3 months after an osteotomy of valgisation of the left knee. Articular mobility is complete. The arrow indicates the scar. Pain in the knee has disappeared and return to sport activities is authorized a few months after the surgery.

Photo #1

Knee osteotomy to the left

knee osteotomy to the left side