Abstract
Introduction The aims of this paper was to check the main clinical features of the posterior ankle impingment syndrom and to evaluate the results of the surgical treatment according to a retrospective study. Material and Methods 21 patients (17 males,4 females),(mean age of 33 years)were operated on between 1991 and 1999. 71 % had sporting activities. Plantar flexion were painful in 94 % of cases with various radiological changings of the posterior process of the talus and soft tissues surrounded (XRays, radionucleid imaging, CTscan and MRI). A posterior approach were performed with bone resection and peritalar joints debridment. Results All the patients were clinically and radiologically reviewed using AOFAS score. The mean follow-up was of 5 years(range 3 to 10 years). No septic evolution were reported. The overall functional results were excellent with a mean AOFAS score of 90/100 points with no degenerative changings in the peritalar joints. The patients were satisfied in 90 % of the cases Discussion-Conclusion Surgical managment is a successful and reliable procedure to treat the posterior ankle impingment syndrom, very frequent in sporting population and nowadays well documented by conventional Xrays and uptodate radiological examinations.
Theses abstracts were prepared by Professor Roger Lemaire. Correspondence should be addressed to EFORT Central Office, Freihofstrasse 22, CH-8700 Küsnacht, Switzerland.
