Knee osteotomy

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Knee osteotomy

Illustration showing knee osteotomy

For some people, arthritis damages one side of the knee more than the other side. This can cause your knee to bow inward or outward. Removing or adding a wedge of bone in your shinbone or thighbone can help straighten out this bowing and shift your weight to the undamaged part of your knee joint.

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