The August 2024 Foot & Ankle Roundup. 360. looks at: ESWT versus surgery for fifth metatarsal stress fractures; Minimally invasive surgery versus open fusion for hallux rigidus; Diabetes and infection risk in
Aims. Retrospective review of a consecutive series of 1,168
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Background. Ankle and hindfoot fusion in the presence of large bony defects represents a challenging problem. Treatment options include acute shortening and fusion or void filling with metal cages or structural allograft, which both have historically low union rates. Impaction grafting is an alternative option. Methods. A 2 centre retrospective review of consecutive series of 32 patients undergoing hindfoot fusions with impaction bone grafting of morselised femoral head allograft to fill large bony void defects was performed. Union was assessed clinically and with either plain radiography or weightbearing CT scanning. Indications included failed
Background. Patients who undergo either primary or revision
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Despite advancements, revision rates following
Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine the outcomes of revision ankle replacements, using the Invision implant and impaction allograft for massive talar dome defects following primary ankle replacement failure. Outcomes were assessed in terms of bone graft incorporation; improvement in patient reported outcome measures (PROMs); and survivorship of the revision ankle arthroplasty. Methods. A retrospective review of prospectively collected data identified eleven patients who had massive bone cysts and underwent revision of a failed primary
Ankle fusion (AF), a durable intervention for ankle arthritis, has been the management of choice but restricts mobility. Recently,
Introduction. This is a multi-centre, prospective, observational study of 503 INFINITY fixed bearing
Background. The literature on the outcome of revision
The June 2024 Foot & Ankle Roundup360 looks at: First MTPJ fusion in young versus old patients; Minimally invasive calcaneum Zadek osteotomy and the effect of sequential burr passes; Comparison between Achilles tendon reinsertion and dorsal closing wedge calcaneal osteotomy for the treatment of insertional Achilles tendinopathy; Revision ankle arthroplasty – is it worthwhile?; Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis or below-knee amputation – salvage or sacrifice?; Fusion or replacement for hallux rigidus?.
Introduction. We report the functional outcome and survivorship of the Hintegra
Introduction. Day Case Surgery (defined as same day discharge) is a priority within the National Health Service and has been shown to provide beneficial outcomes for patients and hospitals. We report our experience developing a Day Case Programme for
Revision options for a failed
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Introduction. Comparative studies examining Fixed-Bearing (FB) and Mobile-Bearing (MB)
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