Salvage of a failed hindfoot arthrodesis is an extensive undertaking for the surgeon and patient. With increased morbidity and postoperative convalescence and complications, patients must understand the risk involved in this type of revisional surgery. This article provides a systematic approach to revisional hindfoot arthrodeses, focusing on patient evaluation, surgical technique, and postoperative treatment.
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J Foot Ankle Surg
March 2022
Assistant Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Front Surg
May 2021
Department of Trauma Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Fractures of the calcaneus are severe injuries of the hindfoot, mostly resulting from high-energy axial loads, which still present enormous challenges to modern trauma surgery. Possible variables influencing the outcome are the type of fracture, age, and quality of fracture reduction. These might also be factors affecting the self-reported patient outcome, but large studies are still lacking.
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August 2020
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Anna-von-Borries-Strasse 1-7, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Background: Staple sutures have already been proven as a good alternative to nylon sutures for wound closure in hip and knee surgeries. One such advantage to using staple sutures is the significant decrease in surgical time. In foot surgeries, staple sutures are still considered critical and are only used sporadically.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ankle fusion has been the traditional treatment of choice for failed total ankle arthroplasties or arthritic conditions that preclude the use of primary implants. A custom stemmed agility talar component was designed to be used in these conditions.
Methods: The first 30 cases by a single surgeon were reviewed at two intervals.
Introduction: Insertional Achilles tendinopathy is a problem frequently encountered by the foot and ankle surgeon. Conservative care yields mixed results, and this condition is often treated surgically. Our hypothesis is that the suture bridge technique through a central posterior incision allows adequate visualization for thorough debridement and exostectomy and provides a stable tendon-to-bone interface for healing.
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