Biomechanics of asymmetric ankle osteoarthritis and its joint-preserving surgery.

Foot Ankle Clin

Osteoarthritis Research Center, University Hospital of Basel, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, Basel 4031, Switzerland.

Published: September 2013

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  • More than 50% of ankle osteoarthritis patients experience hindfoot malalignment, which may necessitate joint-preserving realignment surgery.
  • The article examines how asymmetric ankle osteoarthritis affects patients' biomechanical and neuromuscular gait compared to healthy individuals.
  • It also presents gait analysis data post-surgery, highlighting biomechanical and neuromuscular changes following supramalleolar osteotomies.

Article Abstract

More than half of the patients with ankle osteoarthritis have a malalignment of the hindfoot. These patients might benefit from joint-preserving realignment surgery. This article provides an overview of the effects of asymmetric ankle osteoarthritis on the patients' biomechanical and neuromuscular gait patterns in comparison to data from healthy subjects. Furthermore, data from gait analyses after joint-preserving realignment surgery are presented that give an indication of the biomechanical and neuromuscular adaptations to supramalleolar osteotomies.

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