21. For this reason, open fractures and osteotomies call for very careful antiseptic procedures and prophylactic antibiotics. 22. Craniofacial and skeletal deformities may require surgical correction, using techniques including bone grafts and osteotomy procedures. 23. Coventry MB . Osteotomy of the upper portion of the tibia for degenerative arthritis of the knee. 24. Both Trauner and Obwegeser together introduced the horizontal osteotomy of the mandibular symphysis through the intraoral approach. 25. Wide articular surfaces should be narrowed and phalangeal wedge osteotomies may be required to provide an axial alignment. 26. Chin osteotomies ( cutting the bone and moving it ) are done through an incision inside the mouth. 27. Orthopedic dual sliding compression plate ( ODSCP ) was designed and introduced for open wedge high tibial osteotomies . 28. Dr . Obwegeser developed the modern Le Fort I osteotomy procedure in which he completely immobilized the maxilla. 29. Whitney underwent a second osteotomy in May 2010, this time to realign the bones in his right foot. 30. The dome shape of the osteotomy allows adequate bony contact for stability and a subperiosteal void for rapid healing.
