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Journal of Medical & Surgical Pathology

ISSN - 2472-4971

Osteotomy

An osteotomy is a surgical operation whereby a bone is cut to shorten or lengthen it or to change its alignment. It is sometimes performed to correct a hallux valgus, or to straighten a bone that has healed crookedly followingOsteotomy a fracture. It is also used to correct a coxa vara, genu valgum, and genu varum.

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