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HTO surgery

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Hi all, I’m 43 and had HTO open wedge to my left knee back in Jan-18, 4 months on still can’t wait properly, pain down shin, crunching grinding, locking, gives way, seems worse than pre op.  Any advice would be appreciated.

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  • priya456
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    HTO is a realigning, joint sparing operation for osteoarthritis and malalignment of the knee. Unlike a knee replacement that requires resection and replacement of the worn ends of the bone and in the case of a total knee replacement, resection of the anterior cruciate ligament as well, a HTO preserves the joint and works by shifting load from the worn, arthritic side of the joint to the unworn side.
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