| | | | | You will need to wear a knee brace for at least six |
| High Tibial Osteotomy Surgery & treatment | | | | weeks. This allows up to 90 degrees of bend but |
| Abroad | | | | prevents inadvertent sideways bending. You will need |
| | | | | to very lightly bear weight on the operated leg for |
| High Tibial Osteotomy Surgery | | | | the first few weeks and so crutches will be |
| | | | | necessary.... |
| Osteoarthritis of the Knee | | | | |
| A normal knee glides smoothly because articular | | | | Long term outlookm |
| cartilage covers the ends of the bones that form | | | | This operation is designed to improve the symptoms |
| joints. Osteoarthritis damages the cartilage, | | | | of knee arthritis but it cannot cure the disease. It will |
| progressively wearing it away. The ends of the | | | | eventually get worse and further surgery will almost |
| bones become rough like pieces of sandpaper. | | | | certainly be necessary. |
| Damaged cartilage can cause the joint to "stick" or | | | | Studies have shown that osteotomy can delay the |
| lock, and the knee may become painful and stiff and | | | | need for a knee replacement for up to 10 years and |
| lose range of motion..... | | | | this is often enough to keep the knee comfortable |
| | | | | until, for example, the patient retires from work. The |
| High Tibial Osteotomy | | | | advantage over a knee replacement in the younger |
| Sometimes arthritis of the knee in a young or | | | | patient is that it does not involve placing an implant |
| middle-aged patient is best treated by an operation | | | | into the knee itself, and once it has healed, you can |
| that alters the way forces cross the knee, taking | | | | lead a busy, vigorous life, even returning to sport in |
| pressure off the damaged joint surface. | | | | some cases. |
| Osteotomy means to surgically break the tibia under | | | | For the patient in their late fifties or early sixties, |
| control. After the tibia is broken it can be realigned | | | | however, a unicompartmental knee replacement may |
| into a better position and allowed to heal. Once | | | | be a better alternative.... |
| healed, the force of the body is transmitted mainly | | | | |
| through undamaged cartilage, and patients will have | | | | |
| less pain and swelling. For the operation to be | | | | |
| effective the arthritis needs to be confined to one | | | | |
| area of the knee only. The rest of the joint must be | | | | Please log on to : |
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| What happens at surgery? | | | | We Care Core Values |
| Under general anaesthetic, a 10 cm incision is made | | | | We have a very simple business model that keeps |
| over the upper part of the tibia (shin bone). The | | | | you as the centre. |
| bone is cut almost all the way across, and the | | | | Having the industry’s most elaborate and |
| alignment of the tibia is carefully adjusted until the | | | | exclusive Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams |
| desired angle is reached. The bone is then fixed with | | | | stationed at each partner hospital, we provide you |
| a plate that is held in place with screws.... | | | | the smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. |
| | | | | With a ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five |
| After the operation | | | | patients our patient care standards are unmatched |
| Most patients are ready to go home after 48 hours. | | | | across the sub continent. |