High Tibial Osteotomy – how does it work?

High Tibial Osteotomy – how does it work?

by | Jan 31, 2020

A high tibial osteotomy is a procedure performed where the arthritis is mainly on one side of the knee joint either the side of the knee (medial compartment) or the outside of the knee (lateral compartment). Most commonly patients have medial compartment...
High Tibial Osteotomy – how does it work?

MAKO Robotic Surgery

by | Dec 9, 2019

Robotic surgery has recently been introduced to the Nuffield Wessex Hospital – Mr Datta is now offering this to patients. What is MAKO Robotic Surgery? Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Technology is an innovative assistant for surgeons when performing joint...
High Tibial Osteotomy – how does it work?

Hip Impingement Q&A with Highgate Hospital

by | Nov 6, 2019

Mr Datta speaks to Highgate Hospital. Q: What is Hip Impingement? Hip impingement (the technical term is Femoro-Acetabular Impingement or FAI) is caused when excess bone around the hip joint ‘impinges’ or ‘catches’ and causes pain. Pain is usually felt in the groin...
High Tibial Osteotomy – how does it work?

High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) and Biological Knee Replacements

by | Oct 22, 2021

High tibial osteotomy is performed when a patient presents with arthritis mainly on one side of the knee, either medially (inside of the knee) or laterally (outside of the knee). The most common is medial osteoarthritis and HTO is performed to shift the load to the...
High Tibial Osteotomy – how does it work?

Biological Cartilage Regeneration

by | Oct 22, 2021

Autologous Cartilage Transplantation (ACI) is the gold standard in biological cartilage regeneration. It was NICE approved in 2017 but despite this there has been a low level of uptake in the UK and only a handful of NHS centres provide the procedure. My NHS practice...
High Tibial Osteotomy – how does it work?

Hip Replacement

by | Nov 6, 2019

Hip replacement is the most successful joint replacement performed. It is done for end stage arthritis in the hip where symptoms of hip pain cause disability and loss of independence. A useful guide to hip symptoms is the Oxford Hip Score. Once conservative measures...