Showing papers in "Foot and Ankle Surgery in 2012"

TL;DR: Recommendations from literature: Excellent results with decompression in selected patients, remain aware of false negative NCS, and to prevent nerve fibrosis, decompression should be performed early.

TL;DR: The results suggest that surgical treatment of unstable ankle fractures in the elderly is fairly predictable with an acceptable complication rate and conventional plating appears to provide adequate stability without increased risk of hardware failure.

TL;DR: The small relative motion of the tibia and fibula is increased by syndesmotic injuries, which makes it necessary to remove the screws before flexion in the ankle joint is performed.

TL;DR: A significant association between plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spur formation is demonstrated and further research is warranted to assess whether the association is causal.

TL;DR: The results of Achilles tendinoscopy with plantaris tendon release in patients who have failed first line conservative treatment for at least 6 months are encouraging but further studies are required to compare it to other treatments.

TL;DR: The technique is suitable for most types of intra-articular fractures especially in patients with compromised soft tissues in which open reduction and internal fixation is contraindicated.

TL;DR: The coincidence of varus alignment and Achilles tendinopathy could be validated and the incidence of the Achilles tend in non athletes and the coincidence withvarus alignment of the hindfoot was evaluated.

TL;DR: There is no absolute requirement for imaging patients who clinically have a Morton's neuroma, and Ultrasonography should be the investigation of choice.

TL;DR: It is recommended that children with flexible flatfeet should be encouraged to walk barefoot to help in developing their arches and women with risk factors for secondary arthritis of knee or back pain may be advised to avoid heels.

TL;DR: The GRF algorithm successfully measured hindfoot alignment and showed that forefoot position data provided increased accuracy, of particular relevance for surgical planning.

TL;DR: The metatarsus adductus angle was shown to correlate with the severity of hallux abductovalgus in normal feet and preselected populations of juvenile hallux valgus.

TL;DR: In this paper, the primary arthrodesis for the treatment of severely comminuted displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures was evaluated using the Coleman Methodology Score.

TL;DR: TopAZ RF coblation is a good and effective method for the treatment of recalcitrant plantar fasciitis and clinical results improve with time for up to 1-year post-operatively, with a more significant improvement in pain VAS scores at 1- year postoperatively.

TL;DR: An extensive literature review is presented outlining the development of various radiological methods of angular measurement used in the diagnosis and classification of metatarsus adductus.

TL;DR: The normal range in the uninjured British adult population has not previously been established and agreement between independent observers was good, although there was disagreement of >5° in 40.9% of cases.

TL;DR: Although the number of patients in this study is small, the results showed that, percutaneous reduction and fixation is a good treatment modality in treatment of fracture neck talus, especially in cases with increased risk of soft tissue complications and open reduction should be resort only when per cutaneous reduction was failed.

TL;DR: The arthroscopic technique provides better access allowing wide excision and causes minimal soft tissue trauma leading to early recovery and mobilisation and confirm symptomatic improvement at an early follow-up.

TL;DR: The importance of a precise anatomic preoperative diagnosis is underlined, the different surgical fixation possibilities in midfoot arthrodesis are discussed and an effective treatment for osteoarthritis of the joint is found.

TL;DR: Six cases from the ongoing experience with SPECT-CT are presented, supported in the current literature and serve to refine the place for this emerging imaging technique.

TL;DR: This review sets out to specifically look at studies on rheumatoid patients with interventions for foot or ankle disease, and searches the MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane databases, Current Controlled Trials and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform for relevant studies.

TL;DR: A glomus tumor of the hallux is described, including a recurrence and a review of the related literature, which believes this case study might be of interest due to the unusual location of this tumor.

TL;DR: This study retrospectively reviewed the Scottish Bone Tumour Register from January 1954 to May 2010 and identified primary bone tumours of the talus with a mean age of twenty eight years, highlighting the rarity of these tumours.

TL;DR: In this article, a reverse scarf osteotomy was used for bunionette correction in 12 cases with a mean follow-up of 12 months (range 5-22 months) with radiographs and clinical scoring.

TL;DR: This screening method identifies diabetics who are at risk for a foot ulcer with a sensitivity and specificity of 95% and a specificity of 90%.

TL;DR: The clinical results have been encouraging but more patients and longer follow up are required before firm conclusions can be drawn.

TL;DR: Calcanectomy still has a place in the treatment of osteitis of the calcaneus and the majority of patients are satisfied with the procedure and would consider the same treatment again.

TL;DR: Crossed-screw technique of arthrodesis of the first MTP joint is successful for relief of pain, allowing a high level of function and good patient satisfaction.

TL;DR: A series of two cases of TAA, who developed post-operative valgus deformity requiring salvage procedure in the form of a fibula, lengthening osteotomy, are presented.

TL;DR: These findings support the further use of the Roto-Glide(®) prosthesis for osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint.

TL;DR: If an allograft is to be used for a calcaneocuboid arthrodesis, the authors strongly recommend using rigid locking fixation with a longer period of protected immobilization.