Stapiens E-Course Osteotomies 2024

This e-course summarizes in 6 hours, 50 years of shared experience on osteotomies around the knee. After briefly recalling the physio-pathological data, all the practical aspects of tibial valgus osteotomy in primary femorotibial osteoarthritis are presented. The clinical examination, the radiographic assessment but also the technical choices are discussed. But there are many alternatives: femoral osteotomy, tibial varisation osteotomy. You will also find new indications that have become more frequent. The osteotomy and laxity chapter is extensively developed, osteotomies in the sagittal plane (with the role of the tibial slope) or horizontal are also explained. Complications are often feared. Recognizing, preventing and knowing how to manage them is essential. Finally, can we resume all sporting activities after an osteotomy. This very comprehensive course on osteotomies constitutes an essential foundation for the knee surgeon.

Osteotomy is typically indicated in mature adults. If the sports knee surgeon is experienced in arthroscopic techniques and menisco-ligament surgery and the degenerative knee surgeon in prosthesis, there is a “gap”, a gray area, in the management of the mature patient who presents early osteoarthritis, an angular deviation and who wishes to remain active. Nowadays little taught and encouraged by the industry, osteotomy is nevertheless experiencing renewed interest because it makes it possible to meet the expectations of demanding patients. Mastering osteotomy allows you to avoid technical pitfalls and obtain spectacular results. Correction is possible in all three planes of space. It can be tibial or femoral. They can be isolated or combined. This course offers new perspectives to the knee surgeon. Creative, he will find original and innovative ideas in this e-course.

After participating in this e-course you will perfectly master the indications for osteotomies around the knee in all its aspects, but also the main technical principles. You will know how to prevent and manage complications. You can safely offer the middle-aged patient an osteotomy to correct a bone deformity, manage the after-effects of a fracture or push the limits of ligament surgery. You will know how to use this key piece that every orthopedist who operates on the knees must know.