2005 01 - 13 articles
Ankle and tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodeses are performed for the treatment of painful, arthritic, unstable, and deformed rearfoot and ankle joints. Surgical complications are not uncommon (~30%); some can be attributed to poor preoperative planning and...
Supramalleolar osteotomies are performed to realign the distal tibia and to improve foot and ankle function. This procedure requires a thorough preoperative and intraoperative understanding of limb-deformity parameters and of the center of rotation o...
Tarsometatarsal arthrodesis is indicated for degenerative joint disease after trauma. Deformity is often associated with post-traumatic arthropathy. Outcomes after surgical management are directly related to realignment. This article reviews the indi...
Traumatic ankle conditions can lead to long-term sequelae if a pathologic process is misdiagnosed. The clinical presentation of an osteochondral lesion of the talar dome requires the clinician to have a high index of suspicion, and advanced imaging i...
The Association is currently planning the 2005 Annual Scientific Meeting, to be held in Orlando, Florida, in August […]
The current literature shows that proper alignment of the lower extremity allows for greater function throughout the gait cycle. Therefore, realignment should be one of the primary goals in the surgical management of lower-extremity deformities and p...
Triple arthrodesis is indicated for pain, deformity, and instability of the tritarsal complex. Although osseous consolidation is important to outcome, success depends primarily on appropriate realignment. A poorly positioned triple arthrodesis may re...
Multiple surgical procedures have been described for the correction of equinus deformity. We present a review of the anatomy, biomechanics, and clinical assessment of equinus. In addition, we provide a detailed surgical technique for gastrocnemius so...
Foot structure is typically evaluated using static clinical and radiographic measures. To date, the literature is devoid of a correlation between rearfoot frontal plane radiographic parameters and clinical measures of alignment. In a repeated-measure...
Forty patients (12 men and 28 women) treated with isolated subtalar joint arthrodesis were retrospectively reviewed. The average patient age was 50 years (range, 21–76 years). Preoperative diagnoses included posterior tibial tendon dysfunction, post-...
Pes cavus is a complex deformity with various components. The etiology is multifaceted, which can result in changes to the rearfoot, forefoot, or both areas. Proper patient evaluation is crucial to understanding the deformity and its management. Vari...
Posterior calcaneal displacement and anterior calcaneal distraction osteotomies have been recommended for surgical management of flexible flatfoot deformity. We combined these procedures for surgical management of adolescent flatfoot and late stage I...
This special issue of JAPMA is intended to introduce the reader to some new concepts and an open-minded approach regarding reconstructive surgery of the rearfoot, ankle, and lower leg [...]
