title: Corrective arthrodeses and osteotomies for post-traumatic hindfoot malalignment: indications, techniques, results.
abstract: Hindfoot malunions after fractures of the talus and calcaneus lead to severe disability and pain. Corrective osteotomies and arthrodeses aim at functional rehabilitation and reduction of pain resulting from post-traumatic arthritis, eccentric loading and impingement due to hindfoot malunion. Preoperative analysis should include the three-dimensional outline of the malunion, the presence of post-traumatic arthritis, non-union, or infection, the extent of any avascular necrosis or comorbidities. In properly selected, compliant patients with intact cartilage cover little or no, AVN, and adequate bone quality, a corrective joint-preserving osteotomy with secondary internal fixation may be carried out. In the majority of cases, realignment is augmented by arthrodesis for post-traumatic arthritis. Fusion is restricted to the affected joint(s) to minimise loss of function. Correction of the malunion is achieved by asymmetric joint resection, distraction and structural bone grafting with corrective osteotomies for severe axial malalignment. Bone grafting is also needed after resection of a fibrous non-union, sclerotic or necrotic bone. Numerous clinical studies have shown substantial functional improvement and high subjective satisfaction rates from pain reduction after corrective osteotomies and fusions for post-traumatic hindfoot malalignment. This article reviews the indications, techniques and results of corrective surgery after talar and calcaneal malunions and nonunions based on an easy-to-use classification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital "Carl Gustav Garus", Dresden, Germany. Stefan.Rammelt@uniklinikum-dresden.de
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rammelt
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zwipp
mesh_terms: D001174:Arthrodesis; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010027:Osteotomy; D013628:Talus / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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