HTO - (High Tibial Osteotomy) - Knee Surgery

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Case description

Mr Neil Thomas and Mr Adrian Wilson are presenting Knee Surgery: High Tibial Osteotomy. The video includes pre and post-operative imagining (Xray, MRI), preparation of patient, presentation of useful instruments and step-by-step description of the procedure itself. In the end, there is a full comparison of pre and post surgery images. Results are shown and differences in leg alignment, knee joint are explained. The reasons to carry out HTO are predominantly varus deformities and less common - valgus deformities. Indications include young, active, non-obese, healthy patients with good vascular status, who experience pain and disability in normal daily activities and only one knee compartment is affected.

tags: HTO knee surgery

related terms: High Tibial Osteotomy, pre-operative imagining, preparation of patient, presentation od usefull instrumets, step-by-step described procedute, post-operative imagining, reasons to carry out HTO, varus deformities, valgus deformities


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