Femoral osteotomy is a surgical procedure that is performed to correct specific deformities of the femur – the long bone in the upper leg – and the hip joint.

2022年4月5日 · A hip osteotomy reshapes your hip socket (acetabulum) and/or head of your thighbone (femur head). This is your ball-and-socket hip joint. Your surgeon cuts, reshapes or partially removes bone tissue to realign the weight-bearing surfaces of the joint.

2024年11月20日 · Treatment is usually osteotomy of the femur and/or tibia, although arthroplasty may also correct deformity in appropriate patients. Within first 5 years, radiographic and clinical outcomes remain excellent in >90% of patients. After >10 years, this drops to around 50-70%

In a hip osteotomy, a section of either the pelvis or the femur (or, in rare cases, both) is cut, realigned and fixed into a proper, functional position. The two conditions most frequently treated by a hip osteotomy are: hip dysplasia; hip impingement; The two types of hip osteotomies most commonly peformed at HSS are: femoral osteotomy

A femoral osteotomy can ease pain in the hip joint. It can also help your child run and walk more normally. And it can correct inward- or outward-facing toes. The surgery is often done to delay a joint replacement.

2021年8月5日 · Valgus-producing proximal femoral osteotomy serves to prevent progression of the deformity and the development of a fracture, reestablish a more normal femoral head–acetabular...

2006年7月13日 · The goal of the femoral osteotomy procedure is to alter the contact point across the articular cartilage during weight bearing. When arthritic change occurs without deformity, then a valgus-extension osteotomy moves the

A femoral osteotomy aims to restore a more normal alignment of your hip joint and/or leg. There are several ways in which this can be achieved depending on what is causing the deformity. There are two common conditions that require a femoral osteotomy, firstly when the femur is abnormally twisted.

Femur Osteotomy. Sometimes if the angle made by the femur and head is too low (varus) or too high (valgus), then an osteotomy of the femur may be needed. This helps the femoral head to be in a more normal position to preserve it from wearing out. This surgery is called a proximal femoral osteotomy. Osteotomy Surgery Risks

Femoral osteotomy is done when the upper end of the thigh bone needs to be tipped so the ball points deeper into the socket. This is sometimes called a Varus De-rotational Osteotomy (VDO or VDRO). The thigh bone often needs to be shortened when the hip is …