Treatment of Bone Marrow Edema of the Foot and Ankle With the Prostacyclin Analog Iloprost.

Background: Bone marrow edema (BME) of the foot and ankle is challenging to treat. One approach is intravenous Iloprost treatment, which is a vasoactive prostacyclin analog. The aim of this study was to evaluate the early and intermediate outcome of intravenous Iloprost therapy on BME of the foot and ankle and to analyze the influence of its etiology and Association Research Circulation Osseous (ARCO) stage on the outcome.

[Minimally invasive cheilectomy].

Objectives: Treatment of hallux rigidus by minimally invasive resection of the dorsal osteophytes, synovectomy and resection of the dorsal part of the metatarsal head.

Indications: Hallux rigidus grades II and III CONTRAINDICATIONS: End-stage osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint with beginning ankylosis.

Surgical Technique: Osteophytes around the metatarsophalangeal joint are removed using a 1 cm incision dorsomedial, approximately 3 cm proximal of the joint space.

[The minimally invasive Chevron and Akin osteotomy (MICA)].

Objective: Percutaneous correction of a hallux valgus deformity with or without transfer metatarsalgia.

Indications: Hallux valgus deformity up to 20° intermetatarsal angle, without instability of the first tarsometatarsal joint.

Contraindications: Symptomatic arthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint, as well as instability of the first tarsometatarsal joint.

Functional Medium-Term Results After Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A 5-Year Prospective Cohort Study.

Autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis (AMIC) has gained popularity in the treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus. Previous studies have presented promising short-term results for AMIC talar osteochondral lesion repair, a 1-step technique using a collagen type I/III bilayer matrix. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mid-term effects.

[Percutaneous calcaneal sliding osteotomy].

Objectives: Correction of calcaneal malalignment as part of a hindfoot correction procedure.

Indications: Varus and valgus malalignment of the calcaneus, increased calcaneal pitch.

Contraindications: Osteoarthritis of the subtalar joint.