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    High Tibial Osteotomy Concern it's not right

    I'm about 9 months from my HTO and now need to schedule a TKA as it didn't turn out so well. I hope this isn't going to be the case for you too. I am also a nurse so I really feel for you working full shifts. What state are you in? There are so few doctors doing this surgery that it's hard to...
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    High Tibial Osteotomy 4 mo Post-HTO having issues with recovery (pain/depression)

    After about 9 months of searching for a reason for my severe knee pain, it turns out I have to get a total knee replacement now. My HTO was overcorrected to 17 degrees and with my lateral tibial plateau fracture a partial replacement is not possible now. I was told that trying to "un-do" the...
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    High Tibial Osteotomy 4 mo Post-HTO having issues with recovery (pain/depression)

    I wish it was numb! That would be fantastic compared to this pain. I don't guess they know why some people develop pain and other people just numbness? I'm thinking about getting the ketamine pain treatments this week. It could be a month before I can get RFA, and any improvement would be...
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    High Tibial Osteotomy 4 mo Post-HTO having issues with recovery (pain/depression)

    I've been doing a lot of research and my pain is neuropathy, feels like a hot iron pressed to my knee. And throw in some darts every now and then. Does yours feel like that? I think the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous would run right through my scar. The scar is a vertical one, research...
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    High Tibial Osteotomy 4 mo Post-HTO having issues with recovery (pain/depression)

    So you still have pain from the saphenous nerve entrapment even after the TKR? My doc did the test injection and it blocked like 75% of the pain. I walked normally for an hour and was actually smiling for real. The RF ablation is what he would do next, but if it's going to come back that doesn't...
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    High Tibial Osteotomy 4 mo Post-HTO having issues with recovery (pain/depression)

    I've been doing some literature searches on the nerves that would run through my medial vertical knee incision. The infrapatellar saphenous nerve may be causing the problem. There is scar tissue near the top screw heads where I get stabbing pains. The skin and soft tissue running from there...
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    High Tibial Osteotomy 4 mo Post-HTO having issues with recovery (pain/depression)

    Here are my xrays after the HTO.
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    High Tibial Osteotomy 4 mo Post-HTO having issues with recovery (pain/depression)

    Celle, I had arthroscopy with medial near-total meniscectomy approx 1983 and HTO with arthroscopy 12/21/18 No other knee surgeries. Knee was bone-on-bone, so had to choose between replacement and HTO. I knew it would be a gamble and would need replacement down the road. I guess I thought I...
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    High Tibial Osteotomy 4 mo Post-HTO having issues with recovery (pain/depression)

    Before I decided to have my HTO, I did months of intensive research. I'm a registered nurse with a Master's Degree in Epidemiology so I was confident that I could create a pro/con list and make a decision that I could live with. I read patient experiences on multiple forums including this one...
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