Foot/Ankle News

LAS VEGAS — Compared with rotational ankle fractures, patients with tibial plafond fractures showed significant elevation of several cytokines, according to results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting

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Clinical outcomes favored mobile-bearing and fixed-bearing implants for total ankle replacement, according to published results.

The patient is a 76-year-old man with a history of coronary artery ectasia on Coumadin (warfarin, Bristol-Myers Squibb), hyperlipidemia, hypertension and gout, who sustained a right Achilles tendon rupture 5 months prior to evaluation. He was managed non-surgically by another practice using cast immobilization in equinus with gradual dorsiflexion for about 6 to 8 weeks, during which time he was non-weight-bearing. He was transitioned to boot immobilization with a conservative, graduated physical therapy until he was weaned from the boot. At presentation, his shoe wear is normal, but he complains of persistent limitations in his gait, strength, and ability to return to prior activities despite 2 months of physical therapy.

According to recently published results, 95% of children with previously untreated clubfeet that underwent the Ponseti method achieved a plantigrade foot and this outcome was maintained by most patients. However, residual deformities were common after at least 10 years of follow-up.

John G. Kennedy, MD, was appointed the new chief of the foot and ankle division in the department of orthopedic surgery and the director of the foot and ankle center at NYU Langone Health.

Foot pain is associated with female sex, older age and obesity, and its prevalence can range from 13% to 36% depending on which case definition is used, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

OSSIO announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for the OSSIOfiber bone pin family.

Achilles tendon ruptures treated surgically had a low risk of infection and re-rupture, but these risks were greater in the presence of certain patient and surgical factors, according to study results.

The Interactive Expert Exchange session entitled “Treatment For Calcaneus Fractures: Nonoperative, Open & MIS,” scheduled for our upcoming Lisbon meeting, will allow attendees with an expertise in Foot & Ankle Trauma to develop or reject their engagement toward minimally invasive surgical techniques, traditional surgery or non-surgical approaches when facing articular displaced fractures. Indeed, by extensively discussing all the medical characteristics, pros and cons and expected results of each procedure with experts who make a choice like this on a daily basis, participants will be able to overcome the most common doubts of treatment choice for this specific type of traumatic injury. The direct and closed exchange ensured by the high interactivity of this session format will lead practitioners from the audience to challenge each indication presented by the faculty panel and attempt to establish a common strategy for the decision-making.