Ankle Arthroscopy for Ankle Fractures

Preliminary effect of posterolateral ankle arthroscopy for ankle fractures in elderly patients

Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of posterolateral approach to ankle arthroscopy in management of ankle fractures. Methods: Between March 2014 and May 2016, 68 patients with ankle fractures treated in our hospital were enrolled as subjects and randomly assigned to receive either standard open reduction (the control group, n=34) or the posterolateral approach to ankle arthroscopy...

The role of ankle arthroscopy on the surgical management of ankle fractures.

Nineteen patients were prospectively randomized for operative treatment of their ankle fracture to be supplemented with or without ankle arthroscopy. All patients had an SER or PER fracture with an intact medial malleolus requiring operative treatment without evidence of intra-articular debris preoperatively. All patients underwent plate fixation of their fibula fracture and had a similar posto...

Ankle Fractures

Posterior Ankle and Hindfoot Arthroscopy

Hindfoot pain can be caused by any part of the posterior ankle anatomy with bony and soft tissue, including os trigonum, large posterior talar process, tenosynovitis of the flexor hallucis longus tendon, osteochondral lesions of the talus, subtalar arthritis and arthrosis, prominent calcaneus posterior process and free bodies, such as synovial chondromatosis. Because these structures are deeply...

Ankle fracture following hip arthroscopy.

This article describes a case of an ankle fracture following hip arthroscopy. A 58-year-old woman underwent hip arthroscopy for a labral tear. She was placed in a lateral decubitus position with her foot in a padded boot. Traction was maintained for approximately 30 minutes. She was instructed to bear weight as tolerated with crutches postoperatively. At 2-week follow-up, she reported ipsilater...