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Patient education information about osteotomy for knee osteoarthritis including high tibial osteotomy, open wedge osteotomy, closing wedge osteotomy

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High Tibial Osteotomy Wheeless

Location: http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/high_tibial_osteotomy

- indications for HTO:
- associated conditions:
- posterolateral corner deficiency
- osteoarthritis of the knee:
- motivation for procedure:
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[Categories]

- OCOSH Classification: Joint Diseases: Arthritis: Osteoarthritis: Knee Osteoarthritis
- OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Procedures: Osteotomy
- Patient Information: Knee: Osteoarthritis: Osteotomy

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Knee Osteotomy

Location: http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Fi-La/Knee-Osteotomy.html

Definition Knee osteotomy is surgery that removes a part of the bone of the joint of either the bottom of the femur (upper leg bone) or the top of the tibia (lower leg bone) to increase the stability of the knee. Osteotomy redistributes the weight-bearing force on the knee by cutting... Expert

[Categories]

- Patient Information: Knee: Osteoarthritis: Osteotomy

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