A new study published in the journal of Hand Surgery & Rehabilitation showed that combined radial closing-wedge osteotomy and ...

An osteotomy is any surgery that cuts and reshapes your bones. You may need this type of procedure to repair a damaged joint. It’s also used to shorten or lengthen a deformed bone that doesn’t ...

During an osteotomy, a surgeon cuts into bones to reshape or realign them. Read about the procedure, preparation, recovery, and more.

An osteotomy is a surgery that cuts bone to restore more normal alignment. In the hips and knees, this can realign the leg and improve gait and as well as reduce pain. Also, when knee or hip ...

In July’s Eye on Health, we’re taking a closer look at hip pain and why the solution to fix it may not always result in a ...

IN OCTOBER, 1939, I1 reported on a small series of hip reconstructions done for painful, nonunited fractures of the femoral neck under the various prevalent standard procedures. These included the ...

Osteotomy healing time may depend on the surgery site and technique. Initial healing may take a few weeks, while full recovery may take longer.

Orthopedic surgeons who treat pediatric patients may perform a distal femoral osteotomy when a congenital lower limb deformity is present or to treat several other conditions.“A distal ...

Medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy is a well-established procedure to correct varus malalignment of the lower limb in isolated medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee. A shift of the ...

The LOQTEQ® osteotomy system developed by aap consists of two types of plates to correct malalignment of the upper (femur) and lower leg (tibia) and has been successfully applied for more than a ...