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Is Tibial Correction Surgery A Safe Procedure?

I have a 21 yr old daughter that an orthopaedic surgeon has recommended tibial surgery on to correct the direction of the tibia, roughly 20 degrees. I have never heard of this before. It is not causing her problems. He is doing a corrective procedure on her foot and this came from the Ct scan and X-rays. Additionally he is correcting (sp) asberg slaughter in the knee on the same leg
Mon, 9 Jul 2018
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Surgical correction is done to help with alignment of bones. It is possible, though the bone is not currently causing a problem, that she may have problems due to the misalignment in the future. It may place stress on the joints in the area leading to increased chance of arthritis. You can consult her doctor re your concerns so that he can address them for you.

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Is Tibial Correction Surgery A Safe Procedure?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Surgical correction is done to help with alignment of bones. It is possible, though the bone is not currently causing a problem, that she may have problems due to the misalignment in the future. It may place stress on the joints in the area leading to increased chance of arthritis. You can consult her doctor re your concerns so that he can address them for you. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.