Office-based ankle arthroscopy.

Arthroscopy of the ankle has a definite role in the diagnosis and treatment of intra-articular pathologic conditions. Topics discussed in this article include advantages and disadvantages of arthroscopy, patient evaluation, indications for diagnostic arthroscopy, and techniques and considerations of office-based arthroscopy. Four case studies supplement the text.

Mau osteotomy: an alternative procedure to the closing abductory base wedge osteotomy.

The authors analyzed the postoperative results of the closing abductory wedge osteotomy and the Mau osteotomy for the reduction of metatarsus primus adductus deformity in terms of radiographic position of the first metatarsal. A review of 21 Mau osteotomies was performed. Data were collected on preoperative and long-term postoperative x-rays to evaluate first metatarsal shortening and elevation.

The dorsal synovial fold of the first metatarsophalangeal joint.

This manuscript describes a dorsal synovial fold of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. The structure appears to have been previously overlooked in both podiatric and orthopedic literature. Functional significance and complications of capsular adhesions will also be discussed.