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The Flatfoot: Pearls and Pitfalls, An Issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America, E-Book

The Flatfoot: Pearls and Pitfalls, An Issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America, E-Book

Kent Ellington

(2017)

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Abstract

This issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Kent Ellington, focuses on The Flatfoot and will include articles on the following topic areas: Recurrent deformity due to Deltoid/Spring Failure; Severe stage 2 - fuse or reconstruct?; Undercorrected reconstruction; Overcorrected reconstruction; What to do with the spring ligament; Calcaneal osteotomies: Pearls and Pitfalls; Evans osteotomy complications; NC sag in the flatfoot, and more!

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front Cover Cover
The Flatfoot: Pearls andPitfalls\r i
Copyright\r ii
Contributors iii
CONSULTING EDITOR iii
EDITOR iii
AUTHORS iii
Editorial Advisory Board v
Contents vii
Preface: The Flatfoot: Even After Decades of Work, We Still Need Help Understanding It vii
Deltoid Ligament Repair in Flatfoot Deformity vii
What to Do with the Spring Ligament vii
Naviculocuneiform Sag in the Acquired Flatfoot: What to Do vii
Did Failure Occur Because of Medial Column Instability That Was Not Recognized, or Did It Develop After Surgery? vii
Calcaneal Osteotomies: Pearls and Pitfalls viii
Evans Osteotomy Complications viii
Is This My Ankle or My Foot? viii
Overcorrected Flatfoot Reconstruction viii
The Undercorrected Flatfoot Reconstruction ix
Management of the Malunited Triple Arthrodesis ix
Severe Stage 2: Fuse or Reconstruct ix
Pediatric Flatfoot: Pearls and Pitfalls\r ix
FOOT AND ANKLE CLINICS\r xi
FORTHCOMING ISSUES xi
December 2017 xi
March 2018 xi
June 2018 xi
RECENT ISSUES xi
June 2017 xi
March 2017 xi
December 2016 xi
Preface:\rThe Flatfoot: Even After Decades of Work, We Still Need Help Understanding It xiii
Deltoid Ligament Repair in Flatfoot Deformity 503
Key points 503
INTRODUCTION 503
ANATOMY 504
Clinical Presentation 506
Imaging 506
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT 507
Techniques for Deltoid Ligament Reconstruction 507
Myerson method 507
Postoperative Care 512
PEARLS AND PITFALLS 512
SUMMARY 513
REFERENCES 513
What to Do with the Spring Ligament 515
Key points 515
INTRODUCTION 515
ANATOMY OF THE SPRING LIGAMENT COMPLEX 516
PATHOANATOMY 517
THE ROLE OF SPRING LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION 518
DIAGNOSIS 520
REPAIR OR RECONSTRUCTION? 520
CADAVERIC STUDIES 520
CLINICAL OUTCOMES 522
SUMMARY 525
REFERENCES 525
Naviculocuneiform Sag in the Acquired Flatfoot 529
Key points 529
INTRODUCTION 529
REASONING BEHIND SURGICAL PROCEDURES THAT ADDRESS THE MEDIAL COLUMN 531
COTTON OSTEOTOMY 531
INDICATIONS 531
TECHNIQUE 534
NAVICULOCUNEIFORM FUSION 538
Technique of Naviculocuneiform Fusion 540
SUMMARY 544
REFERENCES 544
Did Failure Occur Because of Medial Column Instability That Was Not Recognized, or Did It Develop After Surgery? 545
Key points 545
INTRODUCTION 545
MEDIAL COLUMN ARTHRODESIS FOR CORRECTION OF PES PLANOVALGUS 549
FAILURE TO ADDRESS MEDIAL COLUMN INSTABILITY 556
POSTRECONSTRUCTION MEDIAL COLUMN INSTABILITY 560
SUMMARY 561
REFERENCES 561
Calcaneal Osteotomies 563
Key points 563
INTRODUCTION: NATURE OF THE PROBLEM 563
INDICATIONS OR CONTRAINDICATIONS 563
Indications 563
Contraindications 564
SURGICAL TECHNIQUE OR PROCEDURE 564
Preoperative Planning 564
Preparation and patient positioning 564
Surgical approach 564
Osteotomy Technique 565
Alternative Osteotomy Technique 565
COMPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT 567
POSTOPERATIVE CARE 569
OUTCOMES 569
Radiographic Correction 569
Plantar pressure 569
Pain and function 570
SUMMARY 570
REFERENCES 570
Evans Osteotomy Complications 573
Key points 573
INTRODUCTION 573
PATIENT SELECTION 574
COMPLICATIONS 575
Nonunion of the Osteotomy 577
Dorsal Displacement of the Anterior Calcaneal Tuberosity 577
Lateral Pain, Stress Fractures, and Increase Pressure of the Lateral Column 579
Loss of Calcaneal Lengthening 580
Overcorrection and Recurrence of Deformity 580
Undercorrection 580
Injury of Anatomic Structures at Risk 581
Sural nerve and peroneal tendons 581
Subtalar joint complex 582
FINAL CONSIDERATIONS 582
REFERENCES 582
Is This My Ankle or My Foot? 587
Key points 587
INTRODUCTION 587
DELTOID ANATOMY 588
LITERATURE OBSERVATIONS 588
CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS 591
Valgus Ankle with Multidirectional Instability and a Normal Foot 591
Valgus Ankle with Unstable Progressive Flatfoot 593
Valgus Ankle with a True Degenerative or a Fused Hindfoot Flatfoot 593
SUMMARY 595
REFERENCES 595
Overcorrected Flatfoot Reconstruction 597
Key points 597
INTRODUCTION 597
PATIENT EVALUATION OVERVIEW 598
NONOPERATIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS 599
OPERATIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS 599
GASTROCNEMIUS RECESSION/TENDO-ACHILLES LENGTHENING 600
FLEXOR DIGITORUM LONGUS TENDON TRANSFER 600
MEDIAL DISPLACEMENT CALCANEAL OSTEOTOMY 600
LATERAL COLUMN LENGTHENING VERSUS CALCANEOCUBOID DISTRACTION ARTHRODESIS 603
MEDIAL COLUMN PROCEDURES 606
ISOLATED HINDFOOT ARTHRODESIS VERSUS TRIPLE ARTHRODESIS 606
COMPLICATIONS 607
SUMMARY 607
REFERENCES 608
The Undercorrected Flatfoot Reconstruction 613
Key points 613
INTRODUCTION 613
THE UNDERCORRECTED FLATFOOT 614
CONSERVATIVE TREATMENTS 614
Correction of Hindfoot Valgus 615
Correction of Midfoot Abduction 617
Correction of Forefoot Position 619
PERIOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS 621
COMPLICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT 621
POSTOPERATIVE CARE 622
SUMMARY 623
REFERENCES 623
Management of the Malunited Triple Arthrodesis 625
Key points 625
INTRODUCTION 625
PATIENT EVALUATION 626
OPERATIVE TECHNIQUES 627
Hindfoot Valgus 627
Hindfoot Varus 627
Forefoot Supination or Pronation 629
Forefoot Abduction or Adduction 629
Rocker Bottom Deformity 632
Combination Deformities 632
RESULTS 633
SUMMARY 635
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 635
REFERENCES 635
Severe Stage 2: Fuse or Reconstruct 637
Key points 637
INTRODUCTION 637
CLASSIFICATION 637
PATIENT EVALUATION 638
RECONSTRUCTION 638
Pediatric Flatfoot 643
Key points 643
INTRODUCTION 643
PATIENT EVALUATION OVERVIEW 644
History 644
Physical Examination 645
Imaging 646
PHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT OPTIONS 646
NONPHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENT OPTIONS 646
SURGICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS 648
Osteotomies 649
Calcaneal (lateral column) lengthening osteotomy 649
Modified Evans procedure pearls and pitfalls 649
Calcaneal-cuboid-cuneiform osteotomy 650
Calcaneal-cuboid-cuneiform osteotomy pearls and pitfalls 651
Soft Tissue Procedures 651
Arthroereisis 651
Arthroereisis pearls and pitfalls 651
Arthrodesis 652
Surgical Treatment of Rigid Flatfeet 652
TREATMENT COMPLICATIONS 653
EVALUATION OF OUTCOMES 654
Outcome by Procedure 654
Outcome Comparison Between Calcaneal Lengthening and Calcaneo-Cuboid-Cuneiform Osteotomy 654
SUMMARY 654
REFERENCES 654