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Offline lighthouselandscap

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Tibial Osteotomy on both legs at the same time?
« on: September 14, 2008, 11:14:29 PM »
Both legs are bowed since birth.  The left knee is scheduled for tibial osteotomy October 2008 because of pain on the inside.  I assume the other knee will eventually need the same procedure.  Also, I am concerned that straightening the left knee will make that leg marginally longer and make me walk with a limp.  Why not do both at the same time, avoiding a second surgery down the line and also avoiding one straight leg and one bow leg?
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Offline NikkiE

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Re: Tibial Osteotomy on both legs at the same time?
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2008, 09:29:52 PM »
I'm no expert but maybe it so you have one good leg to get aournd on while the other one heals. I think you have to be non weight bearing for quite a while afterwards.
But I know what you mean. i have genetically been gifted with both the arthritis gene and the bow legged gene - with one buggered knee, one on the way to being buggered.
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Chondromalacia in right knee for 13 years. 

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Offline FormerlyActive

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Re: Tibial Osteotomy on both legs at the same time?
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2008, 05:51:38 AM »
Dear lighthouse - did you have the surgery? How are you?
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3/82 - Medial Synovial Plica removal both knees
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4/09 - Dr. 6 opinion femur & tibia derotation together

Offline Dr.Veklich

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Re: Tibial Osteotomy on both legs at the same time?
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2009, 12:04:29 PM »
Hello,

Here you could look at video that describes a patient's experience regarding bow legs correction treatment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgw2mkiwNII

Also you could look at video of a patient's interview regarding bow
legs correction treatment in two parts:
Part 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnZBlMEdGNs
Part 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJyyz7sn6Vc

Dr.Veklich
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Offline monjua

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Re: Tibial Osteotomy on both legs at the same time?
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2010, 12:44:18 AM »
My daughter has been diagnosed with Blount's disease. They're going to do both her legs at the same time, Did you do it?
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Offline Mr.Qaili

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Re: Tibial Osteotomy on both legs at the same time?
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2012, 04:48:47 AM »
Quote from: monjua on February 26, 2010, 12:44:18 AM
My daughter has been diagnosed with Blount's disease. They're going to do both her legs at the same time, Did you do it?

Hello dear monjua .  How old is your daughter ? Just the tibias lower legs are bowed or maybe and femurs ? I have experience and info about this disease !

Thats good , doing both legs at same time !
Open wedge osteotomy and fixation with plate is not for everyone and can not achieved perfect results and correction. If the deformity of leg is 3 dimensional the better solution it would be correction with external device like ilizarov orthofix etc .
Also it would be neceessary just one operation, puting the device in leg and after achieving the correction removing the device from leg with out surgery .

Greetings
WIsh u all the best
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