Foot/Ankle News

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2021, Anna M. Miller, MD, FAAOS, FACS, FAOA, spoke about how to fix posterior malleolus fractures.

Most buprenorphine treatment provided in the U.S. was prescribed by a small proportion of clinicians, an analysis of retail pharmacy records showed.

The addition of ankle arthroscopy to open treatment of ankle fractures may be used to detect and treat occult pathology with a low complication rate, according to study results.

Published results showed arthroscopically assisted open reduction and internal fixation for complex ankle fractures had good to excellent results and significantly better outcomes compared with regular open reduction and internal fixation.

For patients with end-stage ankle arthritis, total ankle arthroplasty provided signicant improvements in overall function, ankle-specic function and pain relief at 4 years after surgery, according to published results.

Results presented at the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Annual Meeting showed talectomy for treatment of clubfoot deformity yielded good clinical outcomes with correction maintained into adulthood.

Pediatric patients who underwent arthroscopic management of posterior ankle impingement were able to return to their previous level of activity with minimal complications, according to a pediatric sports medicine specialist.

Heron Therapeutics Inc. announced it received FDA approval for Zynrelef to provide postsurgical analgesia for up to 72 hours after bunionectomy, open inguinal herniorrhaphy and total knee arthroplasty.

Isolated first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis may reduce radiographic alignment and subluxation of the first tarsometatarsal joint, according to published results.

Published results showed combined medial and lateral arthroscopic repair may be a safe and effective treatment for multidirectional ankle instability.