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Gianluca Zambrotta Undergoes Osteotomy at Rizzoli, Shares Post-Op Photo

The osteotomy aims to correct long‑standing varus deformity, postponing the need for a total knee prosthesis.

Overview

  • The 48-year-old had surgery on November 19 at IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli in Bologna and documented the day on Instagram.
  • His stories showed a bandaged left leg in a brace with the caption “Sembra più dritta?” after he wrote that the operation was finished.
  • In April he described chronic bowing of the legs linked to three prior operations on the internal menisci, noting he no longer has them in either knee.
  • He previously outlined that surgeons would perform an osteotomy with bone cuts above and below the knee and insert plates to defer a total knee replacement.
  • He is in the immediate postoperative recovery phase, with no detailed clinical outcomes or rehabilitation timeline released.