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

Osteotomy is surgery to reshape the bones in a joint, fix a misalignment, or treat other joint problems. Arthritis is a common reason to have the surgery, which involves cutting into the affected ...

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 ...

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 femoral ...

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 ...

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

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 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 ...

Among these factors, the TT-TG distance and patellar height are most amenable to surgical correction, through the performance of a tibial tubercle osteotomy (TTO).

Periacetabular osteotomy is surgery to correct a dislocated hip (hip dysplasia). Usually, this condition has been present since birth. We explain what to expect.

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 ...