A variety of surgical procedures are utilized for management of ankle osteoarthritis. The
most common etiology in patients with ankle osteoarthritis is post-traumatic often resulting in …

Joint Preservation Strategies for Managing Varus Ankle Deformities - Foot and Ankle Clinics
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Objective To assess reliability and construct validity of the Kellgren–Lawrence (K&L) scale in
posttraumatic ankle osteoarthritis (OA); additionally evaluate the validity of including …

Background: Supramalleolar osteotomy (SMOT) is an alternative operative procedure for the
management of early and midstage varus ankle arthritis. However, whether fibular …

Background: A most challenging condition for balancing a varus arthritic ankle is the
presence of a defect in the medial tibial plafond. After our initial results with a medial tibial …

Purpose To compare the clinical and second-look arthroscopic outcomes in patients
undergoing arthroscopic marrow stimulation combined with lateral sliding calcaneal …

Distal tibial malalignment can result from posttraumatic malunion, physeal disturbances,
congenital or metabolic diseases, and degenerative arthritis. The loadbearing area of the …

Background: Success of valgus-type supramalleolar osteotomy (SMOT) depends on
adequate correction of malalignment, which can be hard to achieve with current 2 …

Background Supramalleolar osteotomy (SMOT) is a well-accepted treatment method for mid-
stage varus ankle osteoarthritis (OA). However, few studies have examined the role of fibular …

Ankle osteoarthritis (AOA) is a severe pathology, mostly affecting a post-traumatic young
population. Arthroscopic debridement, arthrodiastasis, osteotomy are the current joint …