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By Mayo Clinic staffIn most cases, knee osteotomy relieves arthritis pain and postpones the need for a total knee replacement by 10 to 15 years.
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- Noyes FR, et al. High tibial osteotomy in the anterior cruciate ligament deficient knee with varus angulation. In: DeLee JC, et al. DeLee & Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Principles and Practice. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2010. http://www.mdconsult.com/books/about.do?about=true&eid=4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-3143-7..X0001-2--TOP&isbn=978-1-4160-3143-7&uniqId=230100505-57. Accessed June 17, 2011.
- Martin GM, et al. Total knee arthroplasty. http://uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed June 17, 2011.
- Richmond JC. Surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 2008;34:815.
- Surgical treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00385. Accessed June 17, 2011.
- Dabov G. Osteoarthritis: Knee. In: Canale ST, et al. Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/208746819-4/0/1584/0.html. Accessed June 17, 2011.
- Brouwer RW, et al. Osteotomy for treating knee osteoarthritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2007;CD004019.
- Spangehl MJ (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. July 9, 2011.
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