New findings from Yokohama City University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery describe advances in osteotomy

A report, 'Osteotomy around young deformed knees: 38-year super-long-term follow-up to detect osteoarthritis,' is newly published data in International Orthopaedics. According to a study from Yokohama, Japan, "Since 1969 corrective osteotomy has been performed at our institute in young patients (under 40 years) with bowlegs, knock knees and flexion or rotational deformities around the knee. Fifty-seven knees (29 left, 28 right) of 45 patients (19 boys, 26 girls) were followed-up for a period ranging from 30 to 38 years in seven patients with seven knees, from 20 to 29 years in nine patients with 11 knees, and from ten to 19 years in 29 patients with 39 knees."

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