osteotomy
An osteotomy is a surgical operation whereby a bone is cut to shorten or lengthen it or to change its alignment. It is sometimes performed to correct a hallux valgus, or to straighten a bone that has healed crookedly following a fracture. It is also used to correct a coxa vara, genu valgum, and genu varum. The operation is done under a general anaesthetic.
Key facts
- Medical intervention.Name
- Osteotomy
- Medical intervention.MeshID
- D010027
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Research
62,965 papers- Cole Osteotomy and Variations.Clinics in podiatric medicine and surgery · 2026
- [Peri-acetabular reorientation osteotomy].Acta orthopaedica Belgica · 1990
- Opening Wedge Distal Tibial Osteotomy.Clinics in podiatric medicine and surgery · 2026
- The Use of Osteotomy in the Management of Hallux Rigidus.Foot and ankle clinics · 2015
- [Patient-specific cutting guides in corrective osteotomy near to the knee joint].Operative Orthopadie und Traumatologie · 2024
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Osteotomies of the hip
- Osteotomy of the knee
- Surgery
- Rehabilitation and prevention
- Osteotomy of the jaw
- Osteotomy of the chin
- Veterinary osteotomy procedures
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
An osteotomy is a surgical operation whereby a bone is cut to shorten or lengthen it or to change its alignment. It is sometimes performed to correct a hallux valgus, or to straighten a bone that has healed crookedly following a fracture. It is also used to correct a coxa vara, genu valgum, and genu varum. The operation is done under a general anaesthetic.
Osteotomy is one method to relieve pain of arthritis, especially of the hip and knee. It is being replaced by joint replacement in the older patient.