After a lifetime of problems with her knee, an osteotomy realigns 51-year-old Heike’s knee and leaves her pain-free. Aged six, Heike developed severe osteomyelitis (bone infection) in her proximal tibia (shin bone), and as a result had a growth arrest. Since having numerous operations and lengthening procedures in Germany as a teenager, she has had…
Two high tibial osteotomies prove the optimal solution to preserve Kevin’s knees and help him return to normality. Kevin was born bow-legged, a condition that worsened with age. A life spent working in the construction industry, largely before modern health and safety regulations, meant that he may not have fully realised how to take proper…
A high tibial osteotomy performed by Professor Adrian Wilson successfully realigns Charlotte’s right knee. Following a serious skiing injury, Charlotte was treated by a colleague of Professor Wilson’s, undergoing an exploration and repair of the lateral/posterolateral (outer/rear outer) corner of her right knee, which on that occasion was not successful. She continued to have significant…
A high tibial osteotomy followed by a partial knee replacement enable Physio and Army Reserve Mark to return to his active lifestyle. Mark, 52, is a physiotherapist with a large practice in south-west London, Physio4life, who’s always pushed himself hard with sport and physical activity. Mark’s knee injury was brought about by excessive use of…
Hockey gold medal and back to skiing for 64-year-old Miranda after knee preservation surgery cures her persistent knee pain Miranda, aged 64, had always loved participating in any sports she could and her sporting activities formed a big part of her life. She had been an active horse rider all of her life and played…
Professor Wilson brought together a team of expert surgeons for Andrew’s challenging osteotomy surgery Andrew had been seeking help for the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) he suffers from for many years. CMT is a progressive condition whereby the myelin outer of the nerves disappears with time, so that feedback from your touch nerves gets less and…
Martin is back to biking, skiing and hiking after a high tibial osteotomy and a ChondroGide patch to repair damaged joint cartilage Martin is an extremely active 45-year-old who had been experiencing knee pain when running for some time when he sought treatment. The pain had begun to interfere with his sleep and he had…
Teenage girl is now pain free and getting back to daily life following MPFL reconstruction and osteotomy to ongoing knee dislocations and knee pain Mollie had been a keen sports person and had competed at a national level for girl’s rugby. Mollie’s knee problems began six years ago when she fell when climbing on benches…
A 53-year-old man is able to cycle in the Alps after a minimally invasive high tibial osteotomy Keen cyclist Andrew, 53, started developing knee pain in his mid-forties which was due to an injury he had had 30 years previously when he fractured his right tibia (shin bone) and fibula (calf bone). Make an enquiry<…
Debilitating knee pain and bow leggedness is cured after 54-year-old woman has a high tibial osteotomy 54-year-old Caroline’s leg hadn’t been straight since a road accident 36 years earlier when she damaged it quite badly. Make an enquiry< Back to all patient stories The Professor is clearly passionate about his work and is constantly striving…
