<p>The OrthoIllustrated<sup>®</sup> animation for high tibial osteotomy is an educational tool to help patients better understand this treatment.</p>

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HTO with iBalance® HTO System

High tibial osteotomy is a technique designed to correct pre arthritic and arthritic deformities of the knee. The alignment of the tibia or leg bone is adjusted to shift the stress of weight bearing away from arthritic areas to healthy cartilage. This technique provides an alternative to knee replacement. The surgeon begins by measuring the amount of deformity of the knee on x ray, and determining the amount of correction needed. The correction angle is the amount the tibia must be opened to shift the weight bearing axis of the knee to healthy cartilage. Once the correction angle is determined, the surgeon anatomically aligns the iBalance toe instrumentation to the patient's tibia through the use of x ray. The instrumentation is then fixed into place utilizing two fixation pins. The first fixation pin is placed through the hole in the front of the instrumentation. And the second fixation pin is secured through the hole on the inside part of the instrumentation. The surgeon drills a hole at the end point of the osteotomy, enabling the placement of the hinge pin. Which is fixed into place with the collet nut. Then, in a stepwise fashion, key holes are reamed to chamfer the bone for the entry of the cutting guide. The vascular shield is placed behind the tibia and secured onto the cutting guide. Once the safety envelope is confirmed, the surgeon will complete the osteotomy with a sagittal saw. The instrumentation is then removed to prepare the osteotomy for fixation. The opening jack is inserted into the osteotomy and in a controlled manner. The ends of the osteotomy are distracted until the correction angle is maintained. A bone graft substitute soaked in platelet rich plasma is placed through the gap in the opening jack for structural support and to enhance bone formation. The implant is then placed through the same gap inside the osteotomy, and the opening jack is removed. A drill is used to place a screw through the plate to hold the implant in place. All four holes on the plate are filled with screws to secure the implant.

HTO with iBalance® HTO System

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