Knee pain associated with knee joint misalignmentIntroduction and backgroundI chose to write about knee pain and knee joint misalignment knee joint, as it is something I suffer from daily. base. Over the past 11 years, I have had three knee surgeries. Part of my medial meniscus was removed, then seven years later I had the lateral meniscus completely removed. Due to my very valgus alignment, which is when the knee joint points toward the midline, they then decided to do a distal femoral osteotomy. With this operation, they cut my right femur in half at the distal head and created a space with the donor bone. They then put in a plate containing seven screws to hold the femur in place. After the operation was completed, in my case I was unable to bear weight for two months due to the fact that the donor bone might be crushed or the plate and screws might break during the first part of the healing process. More common than the distal femoral bone. Osteotomy is the closing wedge or tibal osteotomy, it is used for varus or bull legged people, while the distal femoral osteotomy is used for valgus or "knee knock", as my doctor explained it to me. In closing wedge osteotomy, the same procedure is the same as in distal osteotomy, but this time the surgery is performed on the medial side of the head of the tibia. Although it is major surgery, it can be a very good operation for a young person. no one because there aren't many other options. In the long run, this can save a 33-year-old like me up to 20 years before having a knee replacement, which my doctor is certain I will need. As radical as this may seem, it can be very beneficial. Currently, the success rate during a second knee...... middle of article ......X (United States) February 6, 2001Jack Farr et al. Methods and instruments for improved meniscus transplantation. US 6,699,252 B2 October 17, 2002 US 2002/0151975 A1Wilson, B., Rankin, H. and Barnes, CL (2011). Long-term results of an offloading brace in patients with unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis. Orthopedics (online), 34(8), e334-e337. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20110627-07Kevin M. Turpin et al (2012). Biomechanical and clinical results of shock-absorbing insoles in patients with knee osteoarthritis: immediate effects and changes after 1 month of wear. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 93, Issue 3, March 2012, Pages 503-508Wylde, V., Dieppe, P., Hewlett, S., & Learmonth, ID (2007). Total knee replacement: is it really an effective procedure for everyone? The Knee, 14(6), 417-23. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2007.06.001