Secondary Subtalar Joint Osteoarthritis Following Total Ankle Replacement.

Background: An advantage of total ankle replacement (TAR) compared to ankle fusion is that by maintaining motion, the occurrence of hypermobility of adjacent joints may be prevented. This could affect the development of symptomatic subtalar joint osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of subtalar joint fusion and the progression of subtalar joint OA following TAR.

A flexion osteotomy for correction of a distal tibial recurvatum deformity: a retrospective case series.

Aims: There is little information about how to manage patients with a recurvatum deformity of the distal tibia and osteoarthritis (OA) of the ankle. The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional and radiological outcome of addressing this deformity using a flexion osteotomy and to assess the progression of OA after this procedure.

Patients And Methods: A total of 39 patients (12 women, 27 men; mean age 47 years (28 to 72)) with a distal tibial recurvatum deformity were treated with a flexion osteotomy, between 2010 and 2015.

Extraarticular Supramalleolar Osteotomy in Asymmetric Varus Ankle Osteoarthritis.

Background: In recent years, supramalleolar osteotomy has become a valuable alternative for treatment of ankle osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the preoperative stage of ankle osteoarthritis or tilt of the talus in the ankle mortise impacts radiologic and clinical outcomes following a supramalleolar osteotomy.

Methods: Forty-four patients who underwent a supramalleolar osteotomy for posttraumatic asymmetric varus ankle osteoarthritis were included.

The effect of foot type on the Achilles tendon moment arm and biomechanics.

Background: The aim was to calculate the Achilles tendon moment arm in different degrees of plantarflexion for pes planus, pes cavus and normal arched feet.

Methods: 99 patients (99 radiographs; 40 males, 59 females; mean age 49 years, SD 15) with a healthy ankle joint and a preoperative weightbearing lateral radiograph of the foot were included. Three groups (pes planus, pes cavus and normal-arched feet) with equal sample sizes (n=33) were formed.

Imaging of the subtalar joint: A novel approach to an old problem.

Evaluation of the subtalar joint using conventional radiographs is difficult. The purpose of this study was to assess how the posterior facet of the subtalar joint is projected on eight standard radiographic views of the foot and ankle. Weightbearing computed tomography (CT) scans of 27 volunteers without ankle pathology were performed.