osteotomy

Osteotomy

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:07:12 -0700

Osteotomy (dictionary definition)

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DeLee osteotomy (dictionary definition)

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Closing wedge osteotomy (dictionary definition)

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Managing arthritis - osteotomy

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Delee Osteotomy For Patella Baja/Infera and Infrapatellar Contracture Syndrome (IPCS)

missmyknee — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:49:32 -0800

"Patella baja and infrapatellar contracture syndrome are one of the worst conditions for a patient to have and for a physician to treat." These were the words of my first knee specialist doctor.

I was diagnosed with patella baja and infrapatellar contracture syndrome in July of 2001. This came 11 mos after my horseback riding accident, where I broke my tibia and fibula in 4 places. I developed arthrofibrosis of my knee, after the nailing procedure thru my knee, to repair the tibia fractures.

Tibial derotational osteotomy

j_smi001 — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:07:20 -0800

It was back in March 2000 when I first saw a very well respected knee surgeon who carried out a thorough examination of my knees. On examination he found that I had very obvious and severe external tibial torsion which was compensatory to excessive anteversion at my femoral neck. This was bilateral and probably developmental in origin. As a result I had squinting patellae on standing and walked with markedly externally rotated foot progression angle. I had slightly valgus heel with pronated flat feet. On standing on tip toe I did not develop a significant