Journal article
The Effect of Gastrocnemius Recession and Tendo-Achilles Lengthening on Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity Surgery: A Systematic Review
The Journal of foot and ankle surgery, Vol.59(6), pp.1248-1253
11/2020
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2020.03.016
PMID: 32828633
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the available clinical and radiographic evidence for incorporation of a gastrocnemius recession or tendo-Achilles lengthening into the surgical correction of adult acquired flatfoot deformity. A systematic review of the literature was performed using PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, CINAHL, and Google Scholar. Among the relevant articles, the level of evidence and quality was identified using the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies tool. No study explicitly examined whether clinical or radiographic outcomes after adult acquired flatfoot deformity correction are improved when incorporating a gastrocnemius recession or tendo-Achilles lengthening compared with when no such procedure is performed, nor have they directly compared outcomes between 2 procedures. Studies demonstrated an overall improvement in postoperative range of motion and plantar flexion power after gastrocnemius recession, but such findings are hard to separate from the clinical contribution of concomitant corrective procedures to the foot itself. All studies that analyzed anteroposterior talo-calcaneal angle, anteroposterior lateral talo-first metatarsal angle and calcaneal inclination angle revealed improvement of each parameter postoperatively. There were no high-level evidence studies in the literature explicitly quantifying ankle range of motion, plantar flexion power, or radiographic impact of gastrocnemius recession or tendo-Achilles lengthening on adult acquired flatfoot deformity correction. Although gastrocnemius-soleus complex contractures have certainly been demonstrated to coexist with adult acquired flatfoot deformity, support for lengthening procedures is largely based on expert opinion or case series and is difficult to distinguish from the clinical contribution of associated corrective procedures.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Effect of Gastrocnemius Recession and Tendo-Achilles Lengthening on Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity Surgery: A Systematic Review
- Creators
- Song Ho Chang - University of TokyoNasef Mohamed N. Abdelatif - Cairo UniversityCesar de Cesar Netto - University of IowaNoortje C. Hagemeijer - University of AmsterdamDaniel Guss - Newton Wellesley HospitalChristopher W. DiGiovanni - Newton Wellesley Hospital
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of foot and ankle surgery, Vol.59(6), pp.1248-1253
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1053/j.jfas.2020.03.016
- PMID
- 32828633
- ISSN
- 1067-2516
- eISSN
- 1542-2224
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2020
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
- Record Identifier
- 9984304703102771
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