osteotomies

Joint Line Considerations in TAA

by Vince Vacketta, DPM The importance of restoring the native joint line has been well studied in TKA. As surgeons continue to work to...

MIS Bunions

High on potential, grinding out market share, with research support slowly catching up. Burr-based osteotomy With ever-expanding options...

AVN & Prosthetic Replacement of the Talus

Avascular necrosis of the talus has been a diagnosis vexing foot-and-ankle surgeons for a long time. Real pain and disability with...

Digital Planning 2.0

Prophecy planning opened up the foot and ankle world to digital planning. Released in 2008, Prophecy showed that the INBONE II implant...

Olympic Foot and Ankle Trivia

The Evans osteotomy, a lateral column lengthening procedure, has long served as one of the workhorses in the treatment algorithm for...

Lateral Column Lengthening in Flatfoot Deformity Correction

The Evans osteotomy, a lateral column lengthening procedure, has long served as one of the workhorses in the treatment algorithm for...

Zadik Osteotomy Research Continues to Emerge for Treatment of Haglund's Triad

For the operative treatment of insertional Achilles tendinopathy with Haglund’s Impingement and Retrocalcaneal Bursitis, protracted...

DMMO and the Floating Toe

Elena Neunteufel, MD, et al. case series, "Minimally Invasive Distal Metatarsal Metaphyseal Osteotomy of the Lesser Toes: Clinical,...

3D Osteolysis Patterns in TAR

Total ankle replacements (TARs) have higher rates of osteolysis than hip or knee replacements. New problem or old problem getting worse?...

Study Evaluates MICA for Correcting Hallux Valgus Deformity and Postoperative Narcotic Use

“Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Percutaneous Chevron-Akin Osteotomies for the Correction of Hallux Valgus Deformity,” a case...

Early Failure of the Paragon28 Phantom Hindfoot Fusion Nail

Last week's JB&JS Case Connector Case Report “Early Failure of the Paragon28 Phantom Hindfoot Fusion Nail” by Dr. Elizabeth M. Friedmann...

The Holy Grail of Fixation?

The promise of bio fixation – fixation that disappears after its useful life – has been an elusive target limited by osteolysis and...

Alex, I'll Take Bunions for $1,000

One of the most common musculoskeletal surgeries performed, bunion treatment is big business in the US. There is little consensus,...