New here and facing surgery (HTO)for OA knee

Lullu

Hello everyone.

Ive joined to see if I can find more about high tibial osteotomy.

Ive been wearing an offloading knee brace for 2 months and its been very effective in relieving pain so it means I could be a good candidate for this op.

The versus arthritis website doesn't appear to have any information on this.

So I am asking you if you have any experience of this op, might help me make up my mind whether to go forward with this or not

[Deleted User]

Hi @Lullu, welcome to the Online Community! It's lovely to have you here.

I see that you're considering undergoing a high tibial osteotomy to deal with the osteoarthritis in your knee. I understand that you're looking for personal perspectives, but I did find a couple of NHS leaflets just in case they provide you with any details that help with your decision:

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/media/zrgnfay2/high-tibial-valgus-osteotomy-and-distal-femoral-varus-osteotomy_aug21.pdf

https://www.wwl.nhs.uk/media/.leaflets/603f5e3ca97ea8.67127159.pdf

There has been some discussion before about HTOs in the past, like this one from 2015 that you might find useful:

https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/44257/help-high-tibial-osteotomy

And perhaps another member with experience of this operation will be able to weigh in too.

I hope everything goes well with whatever treatment option you decide. Please do stick around in the Online Community, it's good to talk :)

Best wishes, Sarah (moderator)