WHAT ARE THE RISKS?

AS WITH any surgery, there is a risk of infection or blood clots.

THERE’S a small risk of damage to nerves or blood vessels.

SOME find the readjustment of the rod that is inserted into the shin bone painful.

‘IF A patient subsequently needs a knee replacement, then there is more metalwork to remove and this makes the operation more complex,’ says Ram Venkatesh, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

‘But this sounds promising, and could potentially delay a knee replacement for some patients.’