Outcomes of One-Stage Arthroscopic Ankle and Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis with External Fixation for Septic Ankle and Hindfoot Arthritis: A Case-Series Study.

Objectives: The occurrence of infection in the ankle and hindfoot presents a formidable surgical challenge. Currently, there is a lack of consensus regarding its treatment strategies. The purpose of this study was to investigate the outcomes of one-stage arthroscopic ankle and tibiotalocalcaneal (TTC) arthrodesis with external fixation in the treatment of septic ankle and hindfoot arthritis.

Analysis of radiologic parameters and clinical outcomes in supramalleolar osteotomy for varus ankle osteoarthritis: A novel method for evaluating ankle alignment.

Background: Solely relying on the tibial ankle surface (TAS) angle for determining the mechanical ankle axis might be insufficient. We introduce a novel method to determine the distance from the center of the talus to the tibial axis (TTD). This study aimed to investigate the association between clinical outcomes and radiological changes before and after supramalleolar osteotomy (SMO), including TAS angle, talar tilt (TT) angle, tibiotalar surface (TTS) angle and TTD.

[Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis for end-stage ankle and hindfoot arthropathy: Short- and mid-term clinical outcomes].

Objective: To analyze the clinical data of patients with end-stage ankle and hindfoot arthropathy who underwent tibiotalocalcaneal (TTC) arthrodesis by the same surgeon, explore the short- and mid-term clinical results, complications and functional improvement, and discuss the clinical prognosis and precautions of TTC arthrodesis.

Methods: Retrospective analysis was made on the clinical data of 40 patients who underwent TTC arthrodesis by the same surgeon from March 2011 to December 2020. In this study, 23 males and 17 females were included, with an average age of (49.

Arthroscopic surgery for ankle gouty arthritis: a retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes at six month follow-up based on a novel classification system.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes, patient-reported outcomes, and recurrence rate of patients diagnosed with ankle gouty arthritis who underwent arthroscopic surgery based on the new classification.

Methods: A total of 51 patients diagnosed with ankle gouty arthritis were included in this retrospective study. A new classification was proposed based on the location and extent of MSU crystal deposition under an arthroscopy view.

Case Report: Supramalleolar osteotomy to preserve joint function and delay the development of Charcot neuroarthropathy of the ankle.

Background: Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) is a severe disease that primarily affects the foot and ankle. Conservative treatment with total contact casts is suitable for early stages, but surgery is necessary for complications such as ulceration, malalignment, infection, or severe pain. The ankle instability caused by excessive axial load may require arthrodesis.

Simulated Weightbearing Fluoroscopy to Assess Intraoperative Hindfoot Alignment.

Background: Intraoperative evaluation of hindfoot alignment is one of the factors that may affect outcomes for foot and ankle reconstructive surgery. The present study was performed to evaluate the effect of simulated weightbearing fluoroscopy on the intraoperative assessment of hindfoot alignment reconstruction.

Methods: The medical records of patients diagnosed with disorders of the foot and ankle with abnormal hindfoot alignment were retrospectively reviewed from November 2014 to November 2021.

[Study on relationship among thyroid hormone relativity and Syndrome Differentiation-types of TCM in patients with congestive heart failure].

Objective: To study the relationship between the TCM Syndrome Differentiation-types of congestive heart failure (CHF) and thyroid hormones, including triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), as well as cardiac function parameters, including left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), mean velocity of circumferentid fiber shortening (mVcf) and A peak/E peak (A/E).

Methods: One hundred patients with CHF were divided into 4 Syndrome Differentiation-type groups, their cardiac function parameters, ANP and thyroid hormones were determined and compared with those in the 23 subjects in the control group.

Results: In CHF patients with edema and blood stasis Syndrome type, the level of plasma ANP was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.