Treating the Younger Degenerative Knee From Osteotomy to Arthroplasty (AANA22)-Preserve It!: Osteotomy and Cartilage Restoration

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Video Summary

In this video, Dr. Eric Strauss from NYU discusses the importance of utilizing osteotomy in patients with cartilage pathology. He emphasizes the need for joint preservation and delaying the need for total knee arthroplasty. Dr. Strauss presents two case studies to illustrate how combined procedures, such as osteotomy and cartilage restoration, can change the natural history of degenerative disease in young patients. He discusses the diagnostic process, surgical techniques, and the evidence supporting the use of osteotomy with cartilage restoration procedures. Dr. Strauss also highlights the importance of optimizing the biomechanical environment for joint preservation surgery and addressing malalignment. He concludes by encouraging healthcare professionals to have a low threshold for including osteotomy in the treatment of symptomatic cartilage lesions. The video includes a Q&A session with other panelists in which they discuss various aspects of osteotomy and joint preservation surgery. No credits were mentioned in the video.

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Eric J. Strauss, M.D.

Keywords

osteotomy

cartilage pathology

joint preservation

total knee arthroplasty

cartilage restoration