Well got some news today from knee dr...... this is my next step of knee surgery coming up (not sure when yet). This I was told is a high risk surgery for blood clots (scares me... but... yeah what surgeries not a risk?). So, upon this Im going to try an fight all that I can to have this not done so soon. But, if things get so bad I cant deal with it anymore... Than I will by all means call and surgery will be the next aval day that he does surgery at the hospital that I have to have it done at (LDS). I so hope that I do get better and not have to do this soon. But, the pain gets so bad that I get nausea, migraines and depressed. Ive been also taking Ibprophrine liquid, but this is raising havoc with my system (nausea). He dont want me to take this much because of this. HTO knee Surgery Depending on where osteoarthritis has damaged your cartilage, an osteotomy removes a wedge of bone from different areas of your shinbone. The most common type of osteotomy performed on arthritic knees is a high tibial osteotomy, which addresses cartilage damage on the inside (medial) portion of your knee. The following surgery section provides details about the high tibial osteotomy procedure that apply in general to most other osteotomy procedures. The procedure usually takes one to one-and-a-half hours to perform. During a high tibial osteotomy, surgeons remove a wedge of bone from the outside of your knee, which causes your leg to bend slightly inward. It is like realigning a bowlegged knee to a knock-kneed position. Your weight is transferred to the outside (lateral) portion of your knee where the cartilage is still healthy. Surgery •After anesthesia is administered, which may be regional, or general, the surgical team sterilizes the leg with antibacterial solution. •Surgeons map out the exact size of the bone wedge they will remove, either using an X-ray, CT scan, or 3D computer modeling. •A four- to five-inch incision is made down the front and outside of your knee, starting below the kneecap and extending below the top of your shinbone. •Guide wires are drilled into the top of your shinbone (tibia plateau) from the outside (lateral side) of your knee. The wires usually outline a triangle form in your shinbone. •A standard oscillating saw is run along the guide wires, removing most of the bone wedge from underneath the outside of your knee, below the healthy cartilage. The cartilage surface on the top of the outside (lateral side) of your shinbone is left intact. •The top of your shinbone is then lowered on the outside and attached with surgical staples or screws, depending on the size of the wedge that was removed. The layers of tissue in your knee are stitched together, usually with absorbable sutures.
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 03:36:34 +0000
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