New Methods To Avoid Knee Replacements

Research published today in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Volume summarises a number of recently developed techniques for patients that can avoid the need for knee replacements. Osteotomies around the knee had until the 1990’s fallen out of favour with surgeons and knee replacement were performed instead, partly due to the complexities surrounding this treatment.

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Filed under: Bones on December 2nd, 2008