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There are surgical options to prevent bow legs and sale bow legs no more knock knees and arthroscopy is a relatively minor operation. It generally involves placing a camera in the knee and allowing the surgeon to rectify a variety of problem such as bow legs and knock knees. Arthroscopy is even more common in people who have a bowed deformity.

If the X ray does not demonstrate the features of bow legs and knock knees prior to arthroscopy then it seems reasonable to have a look to see if minor arthroscopic surgery will help. If the X ray shows signs of bow legs and knock knees then it may be reasonable to do an arthroscopy or to do both the arthroscopy and osteotomy at the same time.

The technique of chondrocyte grafting and micro fracturing aims to restore bow legs and knock knees to normal. They may be used alone or in combination with re alignment osteotomies. Chondrocyte grafting involves molecular biology techniques and a good number of cases have been done till now.

However long recovery makes it hard to prove it is better than other techniques since twelve months are required before it is used and it tends to be used if the damaged joint area is very large and the patient is young. Currently chondrocyte grafting is not supported by any private health insurance and the out of pocket expense might be $7,000 additional to the surgeon, anesthetic and hospital fees.

Some knees have a giving way sensation caused by a previous ligament injury in the knee. Typically the knees gives way on twisting and it is possible to correct this problem at the same time as realigning the leg. It does not seem to add to the recovery time since anterior cruciate reconstruction does not relieve bow legs and knock knee problems but only improves the knee stability.

If bow legs and knock knee problem are limited to a single area then a partial replacement may be the best option. They have a good long term results and the requirements for this surgery are that the range of movement is good and preferably the cruciate ligament is intact. The only disadvantage is that the scars may cause more numbness but this seems to be offset by the otherwise more normal function that after total replacement.

Sale bow legs no more since Partial knee replacement is generally not offered to young patients since the younger patients often overworks the knee replacement and needs further surgery. Now if you want some more information on bow legs and knock knee prevention options then please click here.