Joystick of the Talus for Correcting Malalignment During Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis: A Surgical Tip

Alessio Bernasconi; Nazim Mehdi; Julien Laborde; Cesar de Cesar Netto; Louis Dagneaux; François Lintz

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2018.01.005

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Joystick of the Talus for Correcting Malalignment During Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis: A Surgical Tip

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Joystick of the Talus for Correcting Malalignment During Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis: A Surgical Tip

Alessio Bernasconi, Nazim Mehdi, Julien Laborde, Cesar de Cesar Netto, Louis Dagneaux and François Lintz

Arthroscopy techniques (Amsterdam), Vol.7(5), pp.e517-e522

2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2018.01.005

PMCID: PMC5984356

PMID: 29868428

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Ankle arthrodesis has been widely reported as an effective solution in treating tibiotalar joint osteoarthritis. The arthroscopic tibiotalar approach for arthrodesis has also been proven to give excellent results in terms of bone fusion rates and reduction of wound-related pain and complications. Historically, ankle malalignment has represented one of the main contraindications for the arthroscopic procedure, but interestingly some investigators have shown that the coronal joint deformity may be addressed arthroscopically as well. Other investigators have also demonstrated that part of the valgus/varus is due to malrotation of the talus within the mortise; therefore, controlling the talar position becomes crucial for correcting more severe deformities. We present here a technique for correcting tibiotalar malalignment during arthroscopic arthrodesis in varus or valgus ankles, performed through a K-wire used as a joystick to manage the talar position on both the coronal and axial planes.

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Title: Subtitle: Joystick of the Talus for Correcting Malalignment During Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis: A Surgical Tip
Creators: Alessio Bernasconi - Orthopaedic and Traumatology Unit, Department of Public Health, “Federico II” Naples University, Napoli, Italy
Nazim Mehdi - Clinique de l'Union, Ankle and Foot Surgery Center, Saint-Jean, France
Julien Laborde - Clinique de l'Union, Ankle and Foot Surgery Center, Saint-Jean, France
Cesar de Cesar Netto - Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, U.S.A
Louis Dagneaux - Hip, Knee and Foot Surgery Unit, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
François Lintz - Clinique de l'Union, Ankle and Foot Surgery Center, Saint-Jean, France
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Arthroscopy techniques (Amsterdam), Vol.7(5), pp.e517-e522
DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2018.01.005
PMID: 29868428
PMCID: PMC5984356
NLM abbreviation: Arthrosc Tech
ISSN: 2212-6287
eISSN: 2212-6287
Publisher: Elsevier
Language: English
Date published: 2018
Academic Unit: Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Record Identifier: 9984040578202771

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