Details of Osteotomy.

This is any surgery which cuts and reshapes bones. This is done to repair a damaged joint and to shorten and lengthen a curvy or deformed bone.

• Physical examination
• Imaging tests
• Blood tests

During the procedure, an small incision is made in the are to guide wire to measure the bone and extract a section using surgical instrument. Then this place is filled with a metal plate to hold bones till it heals. This might be filled with bone grafting as well.

• Blood clots
• Infection
• Joint stiffness
• Nerve damage
• Scar tissue
• Bones that don’t heal as expected
• Chronic pain
• Artery damage