title: Tibialis posterior recession for balancing varus ankle contracture during total ankle replacement.
abstract: Correction of soft tissue varus contracture with total ankle replacement is a challenge. In the present techniques report, I describe tibialis posterior recession using topographic anatomic landmarks that can be useful in correcting soft tissue contracture of the tibialis posterior musculotendinous unit associated with longstanding varus contractures during primary and revision total ankle replacement.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics, Podiatry, and Sports Medicine, Gundersen Lutheran Healthcare System, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA. tsroukis@gundluth.org
authors: Thomas S
authors: TS
authors: Roukis
mesh_terms: D058737:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle / Q000379:methods; D017760:Bone Malalignment / Q000601:surgery; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: ankle prosthesis; complications; deformity; musculotendinous imbalance; total ankle arthroplasty