Is osteotomy more painful than Knee Replacement?
Both surgeries take approximately the same time to become relatively painless–about 3 to 4 weeks. There is not much difference in the amount of pain. Many patients enjoy a high level of comfort with the Ilizarov external fixators during treatment. Back to Top My doctor says I have arthritis under the knee cap as well and this cannot be repaired with the High Tibial Osteotomy Arthritis under the knee cap is known as Patello-Femoral Arthritis. There are very effective ways of dealing with this problem along with High TIbial Osteotomy. The simplest is the performance of a Patello-Femoral Release which is combined with the osteotomy. This can easily be done along with the use of the Ilizarov or TSF fixator as well as with the Dual or Locked Plating procedures. This will give relief from the pain of the Patello-Femoral as well as the Medial Compartment arthritis Back to Top My Doctor says that if you perform the Osteotomy now, a Knee Replacement cannot be performed later. In the modern des
