Journal of Shandong University (Health Sciences) ›› 2020, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (8): 107-114.doi: 10.6040/j.issn.1671-7554.0.2020.0551

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Lateral approach arthroscopic subtalar arthrodesis

WU Gang1, WANG Shilong1, DUAN Xiaoran1, WANG Yang2, ZHANG Hongchuan2   

  1. 1. Department of Minimal Invasive Foot &
    Ankle, Rehabilitation Hospital, National Research Center for Rehabilitation Technical Aids/Beijing Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technical Aids for Old-Age Disability/Key Laboratory of Human Motion Analysis and Rehabilitation Technology of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Beijing 110115, China;
    2. Department of Orthopaedics, Second Hospital of Chifeng Medical College, Chifeng 024000, Inner Mongolia, China
  • Published:2020-08-07

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Abstract: Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of lateral arthroscopic subtalar arthrodesis(ASA). Methods Lateral ASA was performed in 21 patients with unilateral subtalar joint arthritis. The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society(AOFAS)score before and after operation, visual analogue scoring(VAS), union rate, excellent rate, union time as well as postoperative complications were evaluated. Results All operations were successful. During the follow-up of 12-41(average 22.7±4.2)months, no complication such as infection, necrosis, degenerative arthritis, neurovascular injury or hardware failure occurred; lateral impingement pain was observed in 1 case, screw cap irritation in 1 case, and partial posterior tibia nerve injury in 1 case. All 21 patients showed bone fusion on X-ray, with an average of(8.3±0.5)weeks of fusion. The AOFAS score rose from 41.73±3.87 before operation to 83.24±3.65 at final follow-up(P<0.01), and VAS score increased from 6.5±1.2 to 1.5±0.4(P<0.01). At the final follow-up, 1 patient had poor rating, 1 had medium rating, 1 had fair rating, 18 had good rating, and the fair and good ratings accounted for 90.48%. Conclusion Lateral ASA is a safe and effective treatment of subtalar joint diseases, with advantages of few trauma, fast recovery, few complications and high fusion rate.

Key words: Lateral approach, Subtalar arthrodesis, Arthroscope, Minimal invasive

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  • R687.3
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