"In-Knees" and "Out-Knees"
Uneven load distribution between the inner and outer side of the knee joint, with consequential overstressing of one side, can damage the additionally loaded or overstressed structures such as the meniscus, cartilage, etc. Such a condition can have constitutional reasons but can also result from an accident.
This set of symptoms called "prearthrotic deformity" gradually develops into a disease if major cartilage damage comes into play as well, thus reducing the amount of joint surface available. The result is continued knee overload, which inevitably leads to premature wear in other words, to arthrosis.
Therefore, it is the aim of our therapeutic measures to correct the leg axis by minimally invasive intervention. In the case of out-knees (bowlegs), we prefer the "open-wedge" repositioning method performed on the tibial plateau. In the case of in-knees (knock-knees), repositioning is carried out on the thigh (femur), close to the knee joint. Stabilisation is achieved with special plates and screws. If the joint is affected by additional cartilaginous damage, such defects are treated during the same intervention. Depending on the location and extent of the defect and the age of the patient, we use different surgical techniques, all of them aimed at cartilage regeneration.
This set of symptoms called "prearthrotic deformity" gradually develops into a disease if major cartilage damage comes into play as well, thus reducing the amount of joint surface available. The result is continued knee overload, which inevitably leads to premature wear in other words, to arthrosis.
Therefore, it is the aim of our therapeutic measures to correct the leg axis by minimally invasive intervention. In the case of out-knees (bowlegs), we prefer the "open-wedge" repositioning method performed on the tibial plateau. In the case of in-knees (knock-knees), repositioning is carried out on the thigh (femur), close to the knee joint. Stabilisation is achieved with special plates and screws. If the joint is affected by additional cartilaginous damage, such defects are treated during the same intervention. Depending on the location and extent of the defect and the age of the patient, we use different surgical techniques, all of them aimed at cartilage regeneration.