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High tibial osteotomy may help prevent total knee replacement – Devdiscourse
High tibial osteotomy, which is an underused type of knee surgery in younger patients, has shown considerable success in reducing the need for total knee replacement….

High tibial osteotomy, which is an underused type of knee surgery in younger patients, has shown considerable success in reducing the need for total knee replacement. The findings of the research were published in ‘CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).’
“High tibial osteotomy is a knee surgery aimed at younger patients in the earlier stages of knee osteoarthritis. One of its goals is to prevent or delay the need for knee replacement,” said co-author Dr Trevor Birmingham, Canada Research Chair…
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