Knock Knee Surgery. Guided growth and osteotomy. People with knock knees tend to have more cartilage wear in the outside lateral side of their knees.
People with knock knees tend to have more cartilage wear in the outside lateral side of their knees. In other words when our legs are not aligned straight at the hips knees and ankles there can be an abnormal force across the knee. If the mechanical axis passes 10 mm or more to the outside of the knee s center the person is considered to have knock knees valgus deformation.
It may include guided growth type surgery osteotomies corrective cutting of the bones or knee replacement surgery.
The surgeon implants small metal devices on the inner side of the growth plates around the knees. If knock knee is caused by an underlying disease or infection that condition will be addressed before any orthopedic correction begins. In other words when our legs are not aligned straight at the hips knees and ankles there can be an abnormal force across the knee. If a gradual correction does not occur surgery may be recommended.
