Surgical Priority 10 from the Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: In people with early OA do surgical procedures that involve cutting and re shaping bone (inc. realignment and osteotomy) work? (JLA PSP Surgical Priority 10)
Overall ranking amongst surgical questions 10
JLA question ID 0041/10
Extra explanatory note Outcomes; Measures for surgical priorities should reflect changes in tissue, patient and cost effectiveness
Evidence None identified
Health Research Classification System category Musculoskeletal
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples How effective is surgical realignment/osteotomy?  ~  Does realignment surgery really work at all?  ~  Do osteotomies relieve pain for long enough for it to be a good operation prior to a replacement?
Submitted by 5 patient/carers and 2 clinicians
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0041
PSP name Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 52  (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 26 February 2016