Journal article
The Role of Anterior Ankle Arthroscopy in the Management of Ankle Arthritis: Literature Review, Patient Evaluation, Goals of Treatment and Technique
Foot and ankle clinics, Vol.27(1), pp.159-174
03/2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2021.11.007
PMID: 35219364
Abstract
The current body of literature regarding anterior ankle arthroscopic debridement for anterior ankle impingement (AAI) cases with ankle osteoarthritis (OA) has significant limitations. The reported poor outcomes lack the necessary rigor in patient selection, preoperative evaluations and in most reports, the use of a systematic operative approach. Furthermore, the lack of postoperative evaluation by authors using physical examination and radiologic studies to determine the etiology of ongoing pain leaves open the possibility that treatment of impingement was incomplete. For these reasons, it would be inappropriate to conclude that anterior arthroscopic debridement has no role in the treatment of ankle OA. Critical analysis of some studies provides encouragement that this can be a useful intermediate treatment of appropriately selected patients with AAI and ankle OA. The level of required detail in the physical examination and radiologic evaluation is much greater than for more straight-forward cases of soft tissue impingement or simple osteophyte impingement in otherwise healthy joints. The success of the treatment requires a systematic approach to the evaluation and performance of the procedure, which is perhaps why results in the literature have been suboptimal in most series. Future studies should apply this rigorous approach to patient selection, procedure performance, and postoperative analysis to best clarify which patients can be best served with this procedure as part of the various intermediate treatment options for ankle OA.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Role of Anterior Ankle Arthroscopy in the Management of Ankle Arthritis: Literature Review, Patient Evaluation, Goals of Treatment and Technique
- Creators
- John E Femino - University of IowaAlan Shamrock - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Foot and ankle clinics, Vol.27(1), pp.159-174
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.fcl.2021.11.007
- PMID
- 35219364
- ISSN
- 1083-7515
- eISSN
- 1558-1934
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2022
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
- Record Identifier
- 9984303974702771
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