Patellar dislocation and osteotomy
What is Patellar dislocation and Osteotomy?
Patellar dislocation occurs when the kneecap is dislocated from its original position. It clinically means shifting of the knee-cap from the knee groove (trochlea). In general c...
Patellar dislocation occurs when the kneecap is dislocated from its original position. It clinically means shifting of the knee-cap from the knee groove (trochlea). In general context, it means derangement of the knee. Osteotomy is a procedure that corrects this condition with surgical intervention. In this surgery, the knee is cut and then the bone or medial ligaments are reconstructed.
How does Patellar dislocation and osteotomy help?
Osteotomy helps in the condition when there is a severe damage to the knee and this damage cannot be treated through the conservative methods of treatment. If a patient has mult...
Osteotomy helps in the condition when there is a severe damage to the knee and this damage cannot be treated through the conservative methods of treatment. If a patient has multiple patella dislocations and doctors fail to get the knee back to its normal position, then osteotomy becomes the only way to treat this problem.