High tibial osteotomy may help prevent total knee replacement
ANI |
Updated: Feb 06, 2021 14:14 IST
Washington [US], February 6 (ANI): 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 in the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Bone and Joint Institute at Western University, London, Ontario.