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| Lower femoral osteotomy |
| Alternative to knee replacment |
| Valgus knees are prone to developing osteoarthritis of the lateral compartment.
To correct a valgus deformity ot the knee a lower femoral osteotomy is done. This can be either a open wedge osteotomy of the lateral side or a closed wedge on the medial side. Internal fixation or a n external fixator is used to hold the osteotomy until healing takes place.
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| outer half knee pain is the main indication |
| Knock knees which cause wear in the outer half of the knee produce outer half knee pain. The deformity is done at the lower end of the thigh bone(Femur) |
| Postponement of knee replacement |
| A total knee replacment can be postoponed by as much as 10 years by this procedure |
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