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What is high tibial osteotomy?
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Surgical procedure: Surgical procedure to correct knee malalignment in patients with minimal arthritis. It is designed to be a joint sparing surgery.
Answered 2/23/2013
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Cutin the shin bone: A high tibial osteotomy (hto) is a cut (osteotomy) made in the shin bone (tibia) near the knee (high). It is used to change the alignment of the leg to normalize the stresses in the knee. Most commonly, the hto is used for arthritis.
Answered 7/24/2013
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Arthritis surgery.: It is a procedure that could be performed to to unload the arthritic compartment of your knee. It can buy you roughly 5-15 years before requiring knee replacement, in many cases.
Answered 7/1/2015
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