Triplanar distal osteotomy is a safe procedure for mild-to-moderate hallux valgus deformity. It allows shortening and plantar displacement of the first metatarsal while correcting the intermetatarsal angle. However, complications such as dorsiflexion and excessive shortening of the first metatarsal have been associated with distal osteotomy. We describe a new device, designed by one of the auth...

The aspherical coxa magna femoral head can be made more spherical by intra-articular osteotomy. The Ganz technique of femoral head reduction osteotomy to reduce the size and restore the spherical shape of the femoral head has been performed in 20 patients over the past 5 years. A good or excellent functional and radiographic result was obtained in 14 of the 20. A fair result (decreased pain but...

Extra-articular femoral deformity in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is realigned by either intra-articular correction or extra-articular osteotomy. The more distant the deformity is away from knee joint, the more likely it is corrected by the former method. No report described the use of antegrade cephalomedullary femoral nail to fix the osteotomy followed by computer-assisted navigation TKA. Th...

To describe a new procedure of total hip replacement in patient with severe developmental dysplasia of the left hip, using technique of acetabular reconstruction with autogenous bone grafts and subtrochanteric shortening femoral osteotomy. Total hip replacement done in January of 2003. The Eftekhar's classification was used and included type D, neglected dislocations. Bone graft incorporated in...

Background: Corrective ostetomy for deformity correction in adult patient with genu valgum has been performed past but associated many complications like wound complications, hardware irritation, delayed union long period of immobilization. Here we use intramedullary nailing along osteotomy to reduce these complications.Material and Method: 22 (7 females, 15 males) moderate severe (Intermalleol...

Background: A uniplanar, varus-producing distal femur osteotomy (DFO) may improve patellar tracking by effectively medializing the tibial tubercle, decreasing Q-angle, and reducing dislocation vector on patella. Indications: 17-year-old female with 8° of genu valgum presented 18 months symptomatic left knee instability episodes that limit her function. Technique Description: lateral subvastus a...

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is an adolescent disease that leads to retroversion of the femoral neck and shaft, relative to the head. Observing that patients with SCFE must walk with an outward foot progression angle and externally rotate the leg in order to flex the hip, we have been performing a femoral shaft rotational osteotomy wherein we rotate the lower femur 45° inward, relat...

We reviewed the outcome of curved intertrochanteric varus osteotomy in the treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head in 20 hips. A mean varus angulation of 31 degrees was obtained by the osteotomy. The ratio of intact area on the weight-bearing portion increased from 19% to 61%. The mean elevation and lateral displacement of the greater trochanter were 1.2 cm and 0.5 cm, respectively. Thes...