Family Friendly & Specialty Dentists in London, UK
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Osteotomies of the hip
- Two main types of osteotomies are used in the correction of hip dysplasias and deformities.
- Acetabular procedures are named after the surgeons who first described them.
- Femoral derotation osteotomy corrects version abnormalities of the hip joint.
- Stabilization of the osteotomy site can be achieved using a subtrochanteric blade plate or an intramedullary rod.
Osteotomy of the knee
- Knee osteotomy is commonly used to realign arthritic damage on one side of the knee.
- The goal is to shift the body weight off the damaged area to the other side of the knee.
- Surgeons remove a wedge of the tibia from underneath the healthy side of the knee.
- Osteotomy can delay the need for a total knee replacement for up to ten years.
- The most common type of knee osteotomy is a high tibial osteotomy.
- An incision is made down the front and outside of the knee.
- The top of the shinbone is lowered and attached with surgical staples or screws.
Rehabilitation and prevention
- Patients must exercise extreme caution during all activities until healing is complete.
- Maintaining aerobic cardiovascular fitness helps prevent the progression of osteoarthritis.
- Light, daily exercise is better for an arthritic knee than occasional, heavy exercise.
- Serious knee injuries should be avoided as they can complicate knee injury treatment.
- General recommendations include keeping a slight bend in the knees and avoiding activities that cause pain.
Osteotomy of the jaw
- Osteotomy of the jaw is also known as dentofacial osteotomy.
- It is performed to correct jaw deformities.
- The procedure involves cutting and repositioning the jawbone.
- Osteotomy of the jaw can improve facial aesthetics and correct functional issues.
- It is commonly used in orthodontic and maxillofacial surgery.
- Osteotomy of the chin is a subtopic that corrects a vertically short chin, can lengthen, shorten, or narrow the chin, and is done through an incision inside the mouth.
Veterinary osteotomy procedures
- Commonly used for canine cranial cruciate ligament rupture.
- Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy and tibial tuberosity advancement are common procedures.
- Recovery period is typically 6-8 weeks.
- Osteotomy can be filled with autologous bone grafts, scaffolds, or ceramics.
